LOGINHe was her stepbrother. Lucien Thorne. Alpha Heir to the Moon Walker Pack. Dashingly hot, billionaire, with all the girls trying to get into his bed. He has always hated Maeve, or so she thinks, until a reckless night changes everything between them. Maeve never wanted her mom's new husband's help. She wanted to be independent, but after her boyfriend of three years took off with her life savings, she was forced to move in with her mother and, by extension, Lucien Thorne. He's cold and dismissive towards her, but that same night, they crossed a line that shouldn't be crossed. It's a night of unbridled passion, one that she can't get again but Lucien isn't ready to let go. A taste is enough to make him cave. She's the stepsister he's always wanted, and now that he's had a taste, he wants every last bit of her.
View MoreMAEVE“Why would you tell Damon about me without asking me first?”The words came out sharper than I intended, but the moment they left my mouth, I knew I couldn’t have said them any other way. The party outside had gone down, people were starting to leave, so I used that as an opportunity to pull Mum inside. I leaned against the counter, crossing my arms tight over my chest. Mom busied herself at the fridge, pulling out a pitcher of iced tea, but I could tell she was avoiding my eyes. The shock from meeting Damon was still buzzing in my veins. Alpha of the Crescent pack? And she told him about me? Like I was some prize on display.“Mum,” I called out to her, chiding.She set the pitcher down with a soft thud and turned to face me, her eyebrows raised in that way she did when she thought I was overreacting. "Oh come on, Maeve, you're being too dramatic," she said, pouring two glasses of tea. The ice cubes clinked against the glass, a slight sound that filled the quiet between us.
MAEVEThe garden behind the mansion looked straight out of a fairy tale, all twinkling lights strung between the trees and white-clothed tables scattered across the lush grass. Flowers bloomed everywhere, roses and lilies mixing with the fresh scent of cut lawns, and soft music floated from a string quartet in the corner. It was supposed to be intimate, just close pack members and family for Lucien and Scarlett's engagement party. Small, they said. But even small felt suffocating to me. I didn’t even want to come at all. The last place I needed to be was watching my stepbrother seal his future with the perfect woman. But mum wouldn't take no for an answer. “It’s family, Maeve. You can't skip this,” she'd insisted, her eyes pleading until I caved. So here I was, dressed in a simple black dress that hugged my curves a bit too tightly, feeling like an intruder in my own skin.My mood soured the second I stepped through the gate. Everyone buzzed with excitement, toasting and laughin
MAEVEThe last couple of days have been radio silence from Lucien. It honestly felt like he'd vanished into thin air after that morning at the mansion. I wasn't sure what I was expecting exactly, but after our moment that night, I figured things might shift between us. I thought that maybe he'd reach out, or show up with that intense look in his eyes, pulling me into whatever storm we were always brewing, especially since we clearly admitted we couldn’t stay away from each other.But nope. Nothing. And deep down, I knew why. The way breakfast went that day, the revelation that the elders wanted him to get married, the pressure from his father, and then the phone call. The way he bolted told me everything. It had to be Scarlett. I mean, who else could yank him away like that, make him drop everything and run?I made up my mind right there and then not to head back to the mansion. No way was I sticking around, waiting like some fool. If he really wanted to be near me, he always fou
LUCIENHer words settled into my chest like weight and warmth at the same time.I stared at her, my chest tight with a mix of emotions I couldn't quite sort out. Her hand still pressed over my heart, her fingers warm through my shirt, and in that moment, it hit me hard how much she had given up for me. Scarlett has always done this. Put me first. Again and again. And now, fresh from some nightmare in Asia that I should've prevented, she was offering even more. Her life, her future, all tied to mine. No demands, just pure, selfless love.I closed my eyes for a moment, breathing her in.This was real. This was depth. This was a sacrifice.Whatever had been happening with Maeve had been heat, hunger, impulse. Dangerous and intoxicating, yes, but shallow in comparison to this kind of devotion. I had let lust blur my judgment. Let it threaten something solid that I should have with Scarlett.I couldn’t afford that anymore.Maeve had to go. Ending it would tear me up inside, but I had to
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