تسجيل الدخولWe head to the kitchen and the moment we get there, I move to grab a pan, but Adrian gently nudges me toward one of the bar stools."Sit," He commands.“I can help.”“You can supervise,” he says. “Doctor’s orders.”“But I…”He raises a brow. “No buts, just do as I say.”I roll my eyes but take the s
We lie there for a while, and honestly, I’ve never felt this comfortable with any man before.Usually, by now the urge to get away would have already taken over. After anything even remotely intimate, I would feel this overwhelming need for distance. It was almost like my skin would start crawling i
He looks at me for a long moment before everything changes.I scream as one minute I'm on top of him and the next, I’m lying flat on my back.“What are you doing?” I ask, watching him as he hovers above me.“Well, I get where you’re coming from," he answers, “But that doesn’t mean I can’t take care
SIERRA.I wake up to my head and hand resting on warm skin.At first, I think it’s just a dream or maybe my imagination until I feel the steady heartbeat beneath my palm and the slow rise and fall of a chest under my cheek.My eyes flutter open and for a moment, I just lie there, disoriented, trying
The moment I walk inside, I find Mom and Dad are sitting in the living room, exactly where I left them earlier.Mom’s posture is rigid, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. Dad looks calmer, but the tension in his face is impossible to miss.Mom’s eyes snap to me the moment I enter. “Where the h
NOAH.I should have left her alone. I should have given her time to process everything I told her but after how Mom reacted, I just couldn’t.I needed to make sure she was okay. That what Mom said hadn’t gotten to her. I needed to check on her.That’s why I left the twins at my parents’ place. That’
⚠️ Content Warning: [This chapter contains graphic violence and torture. Reader discretion is advised.]NOAH.Sierra walks away with her shoulders low, and the sound of her steps fading up the stairs feels like a punch straight to my chest.I shouldn’t have shouted at her. I shouldn’t have chastise
“You tried to kidnap her,” I murmur. “Tried to take her, why?”My voice stays calm, too calm for the storm I feel inside.He looks at me, as if challenging me. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”I stop behind him and lean down close to his ear. “Lie again, and you'll regret it.”I walk to the
I’m still smiling by the time I leave the clinic. The sun has climbed higher and the world somehow feels different.As I walk toward the car, my smile grows until I can’t help the quiet laugh that escapes me.The driver spots me from the parking lot and hurries to open the car door. “All done, Miss
The silence that follows after Brook leaves feels like a living thing. For a long moment, I just stand there, staring at the wood grain of the door as if I could still see her face on the other side. Her words linger, crawling under my skin like invisible ants, biting and burning. My chest feels too







