LOGIN[Alma]Why was my heart reacting like this just because I had said something about not being able to control who you fell for?I quickly pushed whatever that meant out of my head and turned my attention back to Elara."So what do you intend on doing?" I asked.Hurt flashed across Elara's face. Whatever she was trying to say seemed to get stuck somewhere suddenly, her lips parting without a word coming out. She swallowed hard, her eyes dropping for a moment before she finally managed to push the words out."I'm not sure. I'll have to kill the feelings..." She paused, her voice growing quieter. "Or just end what we have going on. That... That will be better."The way she said it made my heart ache for her. It was obvious she didn't want to let go, yet she was already trying to convince herself that walking away was the only way to keep herself from getting hurt.I reached out and held her hand, squeezing it tightly."Whatever you decide on," I said, tightening my hand around hers, "just
[Alma]"You both judged me for keeping something from you while you were hiding something like this from me too?""I had no idea either." Sienna immediately raised a hand, her palm facing me. "You're not even letting me talk. I just found out, and I was planning to tell you before all of this happened."I tilted my head slightly, studying her face.I searched her eyes, her expression, every little movement, trying to find even the slightest sign that she was lying to me.But her face remained completely neutral.I shifted my gaze to Elara.She shifted on her foot, biting down on her lower lip."I didn't mean to hide it from you girls." She gritted the words out, then turned toward Sienna. The same hardness coated her face, but she quickly masked it before shifting her attention back to me. "I just didn't know how to put it out. I mean, it's fucking irritating just to say it out loud. He's my stepbrother, remember?"I swallowed, my eyes burning into hers.No matter how much I wanted to
[Alma]"Something is up. And I know you too well not to know exactly when your heart is heavy," I said, studying the way she stood there, the uneasiness in her movements despite the small smile still sitting on her lips. "What's going on?" Elara flinched.It was so subtle that I probably wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't been staring directly at her. Her shoulders jerked almost imperceptibly, and for a second, her eyes lost focus before she quickly looked at Sienna again.At that point, I could tell something was going on.There was something between the two of them that I wasn't being told, and the more I watched them, the more uncomfortable the feeling in my stomach became."You're not saying anything," I said, taking a step toward her. "Elara."She cleared her throat, the sound coming out dry and nervous, then looked at Sienna again.Why did she keep looking at Sienna?Elara finally turned toward me. Her lips parted, like she was about to explain herself, but before a single wo
[Alma]I swallowed. My hand curled beside me. Of course I'd forgiven them. I had forgiven them long before I decided to come here. The moment Sienna called me and asked to see me, a part of me had already wanted to run back to them, to hear their voices and see their faces again as if none of those horrible words had ever been said.I knew this was partly my fault. If I hadn't kept this from them, maybe things wouldn't have gotten this far in the first place.But then again...I needed to make sure she understood the weight of the words she'd thrown at me without thinking. I could forgive her, but that didn't mean I could pretend those words hadn't hurt me."Even at that," My voice came out so low I wondered for a second if they heard me. I shifted my eyes from Elara and turned to Sienna. "Even at that, Sienna, there are still words that you can't just throw at me. You know that.""I'm sorry, I..."I shook my head, my eyes still not leaving hers. "Let me talk." I swallowed. "Sienna,
[Alma]"Sienna, I still think you should have a change of mind. You're going too fucking far. This cannot be your plan."My brow creased as my legs came to a stop."Elara, I said what I said, and either you're with me or not. I already told you I want..." She didn't finish whatever she was trying to say.A whisper followed, too low for me to make out, and then I heard footsteps coming toward me.Elara walked out first. Then Sienna.The moment they saw me, both of them stopped.Elara's eyes widened. Sienna flinched so hard that there was no way I could have missed it."Alma?" Sienna called, her voice suddenly low.Her eyes moved from me to Elara, then back to me. She shifted awkwardly on one foot, as if she had suddenly forgotten how to stand normally."You're here?"My gaze moved to Elara.She was still staring at me with those wide eyes. There was something behind them that I couldn't quite place.Elara opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something, but whatever it was, she see
[Alma]"Okay," I mumbled and turned away from him so quickly I almost felt ridiculous. My heart was pounding too hard, each beat striking against my ribs with a force that made me press my lips together. I was irrationally afraid he would hear it if I stayed another second.I didn't stop to look back.I walked straight toward the entrance, my heels clicking against the floor as I tried desperately to make my steps look normal even though nothing about me felt normal anymore.The moment I pulled the door open, the outside air brushed against my skin.I spotted a man dressed entirely in black standing beside the SUV.I didn't stop to wonder if he was the driver Zevyn had been talking about. I just walked toward him, almost too eager to put distance between myself and that house.The man stepped forward and pulled open the back door.I climbed inside without saying anything.The moment he pushed the door shut behind me, cutting off the outside world, I finally released a breath I hadn't
[Alma] I gulped down, my eyes fixed on the closed door as if Mason would walk back in if I looked hard enough Walk back in and take back those words. "Tessy needs me." "Nothing is more important than making sure she's safe." "You’ve been terribly out of shape." The words echoed in my he
[Alma]Wrong.Wrong.Wrong.The words echoed in my head relentlessly as I knelt there—shameless—staring up at a stranger’s cock like I wasn’t fucking married.I should leave.Stand up and run as far as I could.This was wrong.I can’t be doing this—But my body wouldn’t listen.It felt like my mind
[Zevyn]A damn bold one. Captivating green eyes.That was the first thought that cut through me the moment she grabbed my shirt and crashed her lips onto mine.And then those curves—locked into a red dress that shouldn’t have looked that dangerous on her.I am a man people learned not to breathe to
[Alma]The moment my lips touched his, everything in me went still.His lips were warm against mine, and for a moment my mind simply… stopped working.My fingers tightened on his shirt like it was the only thing keeping me grounded, my lips moving slowly over his as if I was trying to understand wh







