LOGINAVA When my mom told me she was engaged, I was genuinely happy for her. After ten years of heartbreak and loneliness, she deserved a second chance at love. What I didn’t expect was for Caden Duke to be standing at our front door. Hockey Captain of Norwell University. Rich. Arrogant. Cold-hearted. My crush! The same guy who stars in every filthy fantasy and late-night delusion I’ve ever had is about to become my stepbrother. And somehow, it gets worse. His father decides I should move into Caden’s off-campus house near the university. Now I’m stuck living with the one person I can never have. CADEN Three rules. Stay away from me. Don't touch my food. And most importantly—Get rid of that pathetic crush you have on me, your stares are becoming creepy. That was before the drunken kiss. Before I tasted her. Before Ava Delene became the only thing I could think about. Now she’s everywhere—walking through my house, sleeping a room away from mine, looking at me with those innocent eyes like she has no idea what she’s doing to me. She was supposed to be off-limits. Instead, she’s becoming my newest obsession.
View MoreAVAThe sunlight flickering from the glass windows made me stir. I groaned loudly, blindly reaching for my phone on the bedstand, and the second my screen lit up.Oh Shit!9:30am.I jolted off my bed immediately, rushing straight to the bathroom. “Fuck you, Caden Duke,” I muttered underneath my breath as I began to shower.This was totally his fault. After that embarrassing moment in the kitchen, I couldn’t sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I heard his stupid voice all over again. “Erase whatever sick crush you have on me. It’s embarrassing.”The worst part was my brain kept creating better comebacks I should have used. By 3am in the morning, I was still staring at my ceiling, rehearsing an imaginary argument where I actually humbled him instead of standing there like an idiot. The next few minutes passed in a blur with me preparing hurriedly, and in no time, I was all set.I had less than twenty minutes until the test. 'Just a quick coffee to keep me awake,’ I muttered to myse
AVAA sigh escaped from my lips for the umpteenth time.Mom suggested I pack, and my mind wouldn't stop replaying everything that happened this evening. “You’re overthinking again,” my mother said from across my room, neatly arranging my books into a small box.“I’m not overthinking.” I shoved three random shirts into my bag. “I’m reacting appropriately to trauma.”She chuckled softly. “Living with Caden isn’t trauma.” So easy for her to say.She wasn’t the one moving in with the person she’d spent the last two years fantasizing about in every embarrassing detail.I fell back onto my bed dramatically. “Mom, you didn’t see the way he looked at me… I think he has a secret vendetta against me, or he hates me.”“Honey, you're thinking this too far. He looked annoyed obviously, but trust me when I say it's not because of you.” “Then who? You? His father?”She heaved a deep breath and stood up, walking towards the bed and sitting down gently.“It's a long story,” she replied. “Ava, I kno
AVA The first time I saw Caden Duke in person, I forgot how to breathe.Which was embarrassing considering half the female population of Norwell University saw him almost every day without nearly passing out.The arena exploded into cheers as the final buzzer rang. Norwell Wolves: 4. Westbridge Titans: 1.I rose to my feet with everyone else, my banner in my hands as I cheered the loudest.The hockey team celebrated on the ice, bright lights flashing across the rink, music blasting through the speakers, and students screaming Caden’s name loud enough to shake the building.Not mine, obviously.Even whilst I sat in the front row at every game, I was just another invisible scholarship student no one gave a shit about.But him?He was impossible to ignore.Caden skated across the ice with effortless confidence, his dark hair damp, and broad shoulders moving like he owned the entire arena. Maybe he did. At Norwell, Caden Duke wasn’t just the hockey star.He was practically a god.My bes
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