Talia's Pov I held the phone to my ear, confused. No, that wasn’t the right word for how I felt at that moment. It was more like devastated as I heard Bambi’s voice.Was this real? Was this really happening? The more I thought about it, the less sense it made. I knew Bambi’s voice too well to mistake it. She had used it to torture and torment me too many times. This was definitely her. This was Bambi.“Zeke, can you hear me? Are you going to say something, or do you plan on just staying quiet?” she repeated, her voice growing impatient.I didn’t say a word. I couldn’t even think of what to say. I just sat there, frozen, the phone pressed to my ear.“Fine, don’t say anything then. We will talk better when I am around,” she said, and then she hung up.At that moment, I felt my whole world crash right in front of me. Suddenly, nothing made sense anymore, absolutely nothing. And I felt nothing. It was so hard, painfully hard, to process my own emotions.I heard the sound of one of the ro
Talia's Pov I took a deep breath as guilt took over me again. I knew I shouldn’t feel this way, but I couldn’t help it.Why do I feel more connection and chemistry from a simple kiss with my step brother and not feeling the same way with my own boyfriend? None of this even makes any sense and I am beginning to get tired. At that point, I was yearning for an escape.The food eventually arrived and we began consuming it in silence at first. But Zeke, being the person he was, soon found the right topic as we began talking. He made light comments and jokes, and of course, I laughed because that felt like the polite thing to do.It didn’t take long before my stomach was full, and I couldn’t eat anymore. I leaned back in my chair, rubbing my belly.As if he could read my mind, Zeke smiled and signalled to the waitress again. “Can I have the bill now?” He asked, pulling out his card“Sure, sir.” She handed it to him, and he nodded. She swiped the card through the machine, then returned it
TALIA'S POV“Come on, talk to me. What happened between you and Maxton?” Zeke asked, even more curious. The moment I mentioned Maxton's name he grew even more curious and very uneasy. I drew in a deep breath searching for the right words to say, am I supposed to just admit the truth? To tell him something really did happen between Maxton and me?I have never been the type to lie in a relationship, but I didn’t know if I could bring myself to tell him what went down between Maxton and me. It didn’t seem like the kind of thing anyone would want to admit in a relationship.It was bad and I felt absolutely nothing but disgust in myself for lying.But the truth had to be told, it was the best thing to do in this situation.“You are not saying anything, Talia. Please, talk to me,” Zeke urged. I took another deep breath, forcing a nervous smile as I said“Actually, it’s nothing, Zeke. I promise. Nothing at all.” I paused for a while before saying, “what I am trying to say is, for our relati
TALIA'S POVGod, why now? Why the hell do I have to bump into him right now? How am I supposed to face him after everything that happened yesterday?My eyes dropped, taking him in with a single glance. He was HOT.No. “Hot” didn’t even cover it. He was breathtaking, from his head to his toes. I knew I wasn’t supposed to be noticing this or thinking about this now but I couldn’t help it, I just couldn’t. “Hey Talia!” he called, a small smirk on his face as he crossed his arms. “Did you take the medication already?”I felt painfully shy and embarrassed. Saying anything to him was a huge struggle. “Yes!” muttered in haste and raced off, not willing to stand in front of him for a minute longer. I could bet he was wondering what was wrong with me.I got to my room a few moments later, closing the door behind me. That wasn't enough though. I turned the lock just in case he might want to come see me, but I doubt he would. Still a girl can never be too safe can she? Zeke’s calls kept coming
TALIA'S POV“Oh, fuck…” I groaned, a strange headache yanking me out of -sleep. It felt so weird, like my head was being pulled out of my body. I immediately tried to sit up, but that only worsened things.I sprawled back on the bed, my eyes fixed on the ceiling as I rubbed my temples gently, in an attempt to calm down the headache that I was feeling. My eye sight was a bit unclear at first, probably due to the fact that I was just waking up but then it soon cleared. And then it hit me. Something felt… off.The faint, oddly masculine scent in the room. The way the place was styled wasn’t like my room. Wait, what the hell?I shot upright, ignoring the pain I was feeling in my skull. My eyes traveled around the room and that’s when I realized where the fuck I was.What in the world was I doing there?? In Maxton’s room!! I gasped in confusion, my heart pounding nonstop.I wasn’t just in his room, I was on his bed too! I pulled up the sheet that was covering my body and that was when I re
MAXTON'S POVI was completely taken aback by what was happening. Her lips pressing against mine felt both soft and warm, and the sensation was so nice that for a moment I wondered if I should just kiss her back. Even though I badly wanted to, I kept thinking maybe holding myself back was the right thing to do.But it was hard, painfully hard, and controlling myself was almost too difficult. This was already the second time she was kissing me on her own, and after hearing that heartfelt confession of hers, I didn’t even know how to think anymore. Hell, I didn’t even know how to function properly.“Talia…” I called out her name softly, pushing her back just a little. “You are not fine right now, I don’t think we should…”“I am fine, and I know exactly what I want…” she said as she placed her hand gently against my cheek. We locked eyes for a while, and God, I was so tempted to have her even though I knew fully well deep inside that I really shouldn’t.She was just too gorgeous, every fe