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’
“But what if it does happen?” she echoes. “You’re telling me that after everything, after all these years, you don’t feel anything for him? Even a tiny bit?”“I got over the love I had for him, Lilly.” I say quietly, forcing the words out even though they scrape against something raw inside me.Ther
It’s subtle, barely noticeable to anyone else, but I feel it. The quiet inhale he takes. The way his arm pauses in midair for half a second longer than it should. Almost like the jolt hit him too.My heart stumbles painfully in my chest, and suddenly the kitchen feels too small, too warm, and too ch
I don’t know why I never noticed it before. Maybe I didn’t want to notice.They give Brook the respect she’s owed as Chloe’s sister, but that’s it. Nothing more. I’ve never seen them play with her, or talk to her the way they talk to my sisters, or laugh the way they do with Sierra.And the more I t
“No,” I cut in with a smile. “Please don’t wait.He frowns like I’ve personally offended him. “It’s my job to drive you around and make sure you’re safe.”“I get that and I appreciate that, but you can’t just wait until I’m done. It might take hours.”“It’s okay… That’s what I was hired to do.”I si







