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Chapter 70: Racing heart 

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last update publish date: 2026-06-30 21:29:11

Weeks had passed since Dave’s confession, and the days had started to feel heavier than I wanted to admit at first, his texts had been constant — good morning messages, funny memes during class, and sweet goodnight notes that made me smile before bed.

But lately, they had become less frequent sometimes he’d take hours to reply, and other times my calls would go unanswered, followed by a quick text saying he was busy I tried not to overthink it. He was a senior, after all, with projects and res
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  • FORBIDDEN FLAMES ;Touch Me Like A Sin   Chapter 70: Racing heart 

    Weeks had passed since Dave’s confession, and the days had started to feel heavier than I wanted to admit at first, his texts had been constant — good morning messages, funny memes during class, and sweet goodnight notes that made me smile before bed. But lately, they had become less frequent sometimes he’d take hours to reply, and other times my calls would go unanswered, followed by a quick text saying he was busy I tried not to overthink it. He was a senior, after all, with projects and responsibilities piling up. But the worry was there, knowing at the back of my mind like a persistent shadow.I blamed myself more than him i had kept him waiting for almost a month, giving vague answers and asking for time he had been so patient — never pushing, never demanding — and now I was terrified I was losing him because of it the thought made my chest feel tight every time I checked my phone and saw no new message, what if he had finally gotten tired of waiting? What if I had waited too l

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    Dave’s POVThe staff room was bustling with the usual end-of-day chatter when Mr. Johnson, one of my superiors, approached me with a tired smile. “Dave, we need a favor the junior class needs a substitute tutor for their business project session tomorrow. The regular teacher is out sick, and none of us can cover it you’re one of the best seniors we have — would you mind stepping in?”I hesitated, shifting my bag on my shoulder. “I’m sorry, sir i’m really busy with my own group presentation I don’t think I can take it on right now.”He nodded understandingly. “I get it, no pressure. We’ll figure something out.”I left the room feeling a little guilty but relieved. Tutoring juniors sounded like a headache — too many questions, too much energy I didn’t have i headed to my locker, mind already shifting to my own work, when I overheard two teachers talking in the hallway.“It’s the junior Business administration students damn I guess they'll stay like that or Mr krok will take over and t

  • FORBIDDEN FLAMES ;Touch Me Like A Sin   Chapter 68:Open Jealousy

    The weeks after our secret truce had settled into a delicate balance that felt both thrilling and terrifying. Jayden and Sophia’s relationship was advancing in the public eye, and it was impossible to ignore. She visited more often now, bringing little gifts — homemade cookies, fresh flowers from her garden, or small trinkets she thought would brighten the house.And she'll constantly bring Mom some stuff too saying that her mom asked her to give ours and it wasn't strange because they were good friends Sometimes she’d offer to cook, filling the kitchen with the smell of her favorite dishes, and Mom would praise her endlessly, she got along easily with miss Hanna too she was indeed nice — kind, polite, and genuinely warm. I found myself praying my big-headed brother wouldn’t cheat on her with another girl, even though he was already doing it with me the irony wasn’t lost on me it made my chest ache in a way I couldn’t quite explain.Dave came to our classroom one afternoon, assign

  • FORBIDDEN FLAMES ;Touch Me Like A Sin   Chapter 67: Secret Nights

    The weeks after our truce had settled into a strange, delicate balance that felt both comforting and fragile I had kept Dave on hold for almost a month now, and the guilt was starting to weigh on me, he had been so patient — never pushing, never demanding and always answers when ever I called , just sending sweet texts and waiting for me to be ready. Every time I saw his name on my phone, a pang of guilt hit me he deserved better than this limbo I was keeping him in but I couldn’t bring myself to make a decision yet not when Jayden and I were still secretly finding our way back to each other in the shadows.One evening, Jayden called me into his room with a simple text: “Come here my baby” The house was quiet, Mom and Dad downstairs watching TV, Marbel in her room, I guess she's doing a live video I slipped down the hall, heart beating a little faster as I closed the door behind me. He was sitting on the edge of his bed, looking at me with that intense gaze I knew too well.I stood

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    The truce we made in the backyard felt like a fragile agreement that was already starting to bend under its own weight we had agreed to move on publicly — me with Dave, him with Sophia — while secretly meeting when the pull became too strong, it was a dangerous compromise, the kind that could destroy everything if discovered, but in the quiet moments when no one was watching, it felt inevitable. I told myself it was just temporary, a way to ease the ache without fully letting go but deep down, I knew it was more than that. Jayden was still under my skin, and I was still under his.The first secret meeting happened a few days later. I was in my room, pretending to study, when my phone buzzed with a simple text from him: “Backyard now.” My heart raced as I slipped downstairs and out the back door the garden was dark, the only light from the moon and the distant streetlamps. Jayden was waiting by the old tree, hands in his pockets, eyes intense even in the shadows.We didn’t speak at fi

  • FORBIDDEN FLAMES ;Touch Me Like A Sin   Chapter 65: Fractured Trust and Fragile Truces

    The backyard was quiet under the late afternoon sun, the only sound the distant hum of traffic beyond the fence. Jayden and I were alone for the first time in weeks the air between us thick with everything we weren’t saying,I sat on the wooden bench, pretending to scroll through my phone, while he leaned against the tree, arms crossed the silence stretched, heavy and uncomfortable. Finally, I took a deep breath and decided to speak.“Dave asked me out,” I said, keeping my voice steady"I like him i’m thinking of saying yes.”Jayden turned slowly, his eyes darkening with a mix of shock and fury, he stepped closer, jaw tight. “You can’t be serious Dave? That senior? You’re really going to throw everything away for him?”I stood up, anger flaring hot and fast. “Throw what away, Jayden? We’re brothers that’s what the world knows that’s what we agreed to be so yes, I’m going to do what I want I deserve happiness too.”He closed the distance until we were inches apart. The air between us cra

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    I didn't leave his room as he had commanded. Instead that was the moment it hit me — the full weight of what I had done, i looked up into Jayden’s eyes and finally saw it not coldness. Not hatred nor fear, but raw, barely-contained fear wrapped in anger he hadn’t been avoiding me because he didn’

  • FORBIDDEN FLAMES ;Touch Me Like A Sin   Chapter 23: Control is Slipping

    (Jayden’s POV)I barely slept, all night I sat in the armchair across from the bed, watching Troy toss and turn in his drunken haze my knuckles still ached from the punches I’d thrown at those bastards in the club,every time he whimpered in his sleep, something dark and dangerous twisted tighter in

  • FORBIDDEN FLAMES ;Touch Me Like A Sin   Chapter 19: The Morning After

    Early that morning, I woke up with a pounding headache that felt like someone was drilling straight into my skull,my mouth was dry, throat raw, and every small movement sent nausea rolling through me. I reached blindly for the glass of water I always kept on my bedside table, but my fingers met no

  • FORBIDDEN FLAMES ;Touch Me Like A Sin   Chapter 20: Poison in My Veins

    Some days passed in a blur of forced normalcy, the house felt deceptively peaceful — laughter echoing from the living room, Mom humming in the kitchen, Dad reading his newspaper like nothing in our world was rotting from the inside I tried to vibe with it. I really did but every time Jayden entere

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