"And what about our parents?" I crossed my arms over my chest. "I'm sure they will be looking for us, you lunatic!""Then it's going to be a hide-and-seek game. Much more fun, right?" Vance was so confident."Asshole." I hissed. "You're gonna get my mom so worried!" I shook my head, but my thoughts started squeezing my heart. Fine! I really did love his idea, but my mom would go crazy looking for us. "We definitely cannot do that." I sighed. My chest got heavier. His idea was totally great, but fuck it!"You can still change your mind. Come on!""Vance, do you---""Sofia!" Mom's voice thundered my heart. She ran towards me and almost tripped after passing by some fallen branches. "What are you two doing?! We thought we lost you." Mom held my shoulders and scanned me from head to toe."I noticed she wasn't walking behind me, so I went back and found her here," Vance explained to mom, and when he looked back at me, I saw how his ea
I heard enough. I started walking away, but the rustling sound caught their attention. "Sofia, come back here," Vance commanded as I stepped further away."I'm tired," I said without looking back at them. Hell no, I wouldn't want to see them together again. I was starting to regret I joined this trip except for the part in the cabin where --- oh fuck! Shut it, Sofia. "Sweetie, have you seen Beatriz? She's here to join us," mom said after she noticed me unzipping the tent in the middle of another two. "Yes, mom. Fun," I said sarcastically."We're all hoping you two can be close. I mean, you're both girls. You should vibes." Mom smiled.I raised my right brow. "And why is that? Is she Franklin's daughter too that I need to get close to her?""Sweetie, Beatriz is almost like a daughter to Franklin. He treats her like his real child. Be nice to her, okay?""Did you also say that to Beatriz?" Mom's brows crossed.
Hans shrugged. "I just know that you hate Beatriz." I looked at him with a clueless expression. He was confusing me with his playful smirk and I couldn't even read his emerald eyes. Although I noticed his resemblance to his older brother, Vance. Hans looked younger indeed while Vance's well-toned body was all mature and well-developed. They were almost at the same height but Vance was perhaps an inch taller still. They both have long lashes and their nose were almost the same structure, well pointed, and almost looked like they made a surgery for it."How would you know that? I mean it's not that you're right, but how did you come up to that conclusion?"His air got messier to the strong wind that flushed on us. Lucky, I brought a scrunchie with me, so I grabbed it on my wrist and tie my hair in a ponytail. The wind was getting colder. I should have brought a jacket with me. I just hugged myself while I waited for Hans' answer."Hey, how did you come up to that conclusion?" I asked a
Vance left the tent with a playful smirk on his face. My throat got drier and I swallowed a couple of times before I lay on the sleeping bag and closed my eyes. Goddamnit! Even under my eyelids, Vance's face was all I could see --- his alluring smile, his body built, his messy hair, the way he licks his lower lip, goodness gracious! He was occupying my mind and I never experienced this kind of feeling before. This weird feeling that --- oh fuck it.I forced myself to not think of anything until sleep was about to consume me, and my phone rang, all of a sudden. I gasped and opened my eyes. I was still alone in the tent. I wondered what they were doing outside. I rolled my eyes before I reached for my phone.My lips parted after seeing Kyle's name on the screen. Come on! It was in the middle of the night, why was he calling?Out of curiosity, I hit the answer button and put the phone near my ear. "Hello," I spoke lazily.My brows crossed when all I heard from the other line were soft b
Beatriz shrugged. "Nevermind."I rolled my eyes and looked away. I closed my eyes again while massaging my annoyed hands."So let me guess, if Kyle is not your boyfriend, perhaps he is your best friend." I looked at her with my wrinkled forehead. "Are you really that interested to know who the caller is in my life?""No. I just remembered him to Vance. You know Vance used to call me every midnight." She giggled. "Even those times when I was having a trip with my family or friends, he was always calling me from time to time. I just imagined Kyle treats you like how Vance treated me.""Really, huh? What happened then?" I asked."What do you mean what happened? We just became busy in our lives, but we're making it up to each other now. I'm actually excited about what's ahead of us. We have plans you know. When we were younger, we planned so many things for ourselves and now we're going to start pursuing those plans. Isn't that exciting, Sofia?" My brows trembled as I tried to stop it f
My heart started thudding so fast as I watched his well-built back walk towards somewhere with his hands gripping mine."You're full of shit." I scoffed while he was heading somewhere. "What if they wake up and notice we're both not there?" I imagined my mom panicking. "They're gonna be worried. They're gonna look for us!""Chill." He laughed without looking back at me and just continued walking. "It will only take a minute or two then we'll come back safe and sound." "What the fuck, Vance?" I gulped while my throat was getting drier. His hand on mine felt a little warmer than a while ago. It sent electricity to my entire nervous system."Yeah..." He stopped and finally faced me. "Yet there you are--- following me with your own decisions, own desires." He looked at my hand while smirking. "I'm not even pulling you, Sofia. I'm just holding your hand." My lips thinned as my brows arched. He tightened his grip on my hand when I tried pulling away. "Stop resisting your body's desires,
"Oh, hey!" Beatriz greeted us with her very fake smile. "I didn't know you two were hanging out. I mean--- that would be ridiculous, right? Step-siblings hanging out together---""Hanging out isn't only for dating, Beatriz," Vance cut him off. "Don't put malicious meaning on everything you see.""Uh... we're just--- I was just walking alone, cause I woke up really early and you know. Since I'm not really familiar with this place, I got lost, and I couldn't find my way back, so I called Vance to come to find me." I chuckled awkwardly. "Thank God he did."Beatriz arched a brow while staring so deep into my eyes. It was as if she was digging my soul. She then turned her gaze back at Vance. "Hanging out isn't only for dating," she repeated what he said as if she was sinking it into her brain. "Step-siblings were hanging out. Hmm... yeah, right! Sounds not so malicious," she said sarcastically. "We are not hanging out, Beatriz," I clarified. "As I told you, I was lost, and I just asked hi
"For Christ's sake, Vance." I gritted my teeth, controlling my inner chest not to shout. "Why the fuck are you here?" I looked outside the bathroom and checked if I had locked the door before I faced his smirking lips again. I slapped his bare chest when he didn't utter a word. He was just smiling playfully, almost chuckling. His chiselled chest was somehow distracting me. Goodness! Why was he even roaming around here topless?! Not that I didn't want to but... oh fuck, my thoughts! I swallowed deeply when his deep, alluring eyes looked down at my body. I covered my boobs with my wrist and my femininity with my other hand. I even forgot I was fully naked.He laughed. "What's the point of covering your body?" I kicked his leg. "Why are you here?" I asked again."Obviously." He shrugged and moved closer to me. "I wanna take a bath with you.""Oh my God." I rolled my eyes sarcastically. "You are clearly aware that our parents are just in another room, right?""I couldn't care less." He