Life hasn't always been easy for Ellie Sanders. Abused constantly by her mother since she could remember, she faced the challenges of survival in the humbling streets of Coney Island, New York. Ellie, accustomed to fending for herself, struggles to adapt to her father’s new life, which includes his new wife, a move to the luxurious side of Manhattan, and worst of all, the addition of her step-brother Aiden, but after being forced by their parents to get along, Ellie and Aiden soon discover their feelings for each other transcend that of step siblings. In her quest to suppress her growing affection for Aiden, Ellie explores relationships with other guys, only to discover that Aiden’s got some tricks up his sleeve to scare them away. Together, they confront the difficulties of concealing their love and as hearts entangle, the fears of family and society finding out loom large, and Ellie’s past waits to pounce on her, her life becomes an overwhelming roller coaster. Can their love withstand the pressures that surround them, or will the outside pressures rip them apart?
View MoreELLIEI breathed a sigh of relief as I followed Aiden’s mother to wherever she was taking me. There was no telling why she was suddenly all over me at that point. I hadn’t told her anything that sounded like an interest in arts, but there she was, dragging me along like I had been bugging her ever since about arts.“You’re surely going to love all of this…” she said enthusiastically as she was taking me to a part of the house I had never been to before. It almost felt like she was pulling me away to give Aiden all the room he needed with Gina.Or was she?I was short of what to believe at that point, even though that suspicion was the one that blared loudest in my head at that point. It just had to be it. She probably knew who Gina was and her history with her son. Having an encounter with Gina was the last thing I wanted at that point, as I was still reeling from the ridiculous conditions she had handed me the last time we had met. But then, why had she come as far as coming over to
AIDENWhat the heck was Gina doing over there at my home? But less importantly, why on earth was my mother taking too long in her conversation with Ellie? Had Ellie forgotten about the fact that I was still under the bed? She could have as well killed me.“I'll let you know when I see him…” Ellie said with a tone that finally sounded like she had remembered I was on the verge of passing out right there. “I need to get dressed and—”“Maybe you could come to see my newest artwork… I'm sure you would like this painting…” My mother was insistent on getting her to see her new work of art and that was something she rarely did to me. Even though I had zero interest in art she could have tried coaxing me into seeing one or two of her works. But she never did, now she was doing it with Ellie. It all seemed like some sort of conspiracy to see me die underneath there.I waited impatiently until Ellie was completely dressed before she followed my mother out of the room. I would be damned if she
AIDEN“Ellie…”I could tell the sound of my mother's voice when I heard it. But then, I wondered why in the world she wanted to see Ellie so badly at that point. Why couldn't it wait?“Aiden…” Ellie called out my name in a whisper, which had me putting my index over her lips. There was no way I could let my mother know that I was in there. It would be simply disastrous if she found me out.“What are we going to do?” Ellie asked in an even less audible whisper. “She's going to find us out in no time.”I hopped out of bed and scurried for my clothes. The speed with which I hopped into them had me feeling quite surprised as I had never felt such urgency for anything like I was right there. “Put on your damn clothes…” I mouthed voicelessly to her as she was still on the bed looking all confused and troubled. Was she trying to get us caught on purpose?I was dressed up and ready to leave, but I just needed a place to hide. I had slipped into my clothes with no underwear and it was quite
ELLIE“Are you sure about—”Aiden shut me up with a kiss at once as he smuggled me into the bathroom. He seemed like having me in the bathroom was one of the things he had been planning to do ever since he saw me. He seemed like he could devour me whole with the way he undressed me like a gift he had been waiting to unwrap ever since. It was quite a thrilling experience as no one had ever handled me that way. “Just trust me, Ellie…” Aiden's erection was burning hot as he was about to get me nude completely. “I'll make you feel alright…” his words slowly lost coordination as he was deeply aroused.I buried myself in his embrace as I was too shy to loosen up for a moment. He was quite understanding of my current disposition. His embrace kept me warm as he turned on the cold showers that came flooding down on me. I clung to him tightly as the cold water came pouring down on both of us. The cold water became warm as it trickled down our bodies. “Aiden…” I whispered his name softly as
ELLIEI walked tiredly into the house, wondering how my day had gone from being as beautiful as the morning skies to being the dark gloom that it was at the moment. That had to be the worst day at school ever.The pain, the hurt, and the fear that came all at once for me on that day was simply beyond words. It was quite a lot for me to grapple with as I made my way up the stairs. I would probably have another bottle to drink, as that seemed to be the only thing that could take me out of my current reality which was a mess at that point. There were way too many things coming for me all at once and that bottle seemed to be the only thing that welcomed me with open arms.Unlike Aiden.All over again, I hated the fact that I was thinking about him. I wished I could hit some delete button in my head that would quickly erase everything… at least I thought that was what I wished for.But somewhere deep down in the dark, lewd depths of my heart, I was trying to get myself to experience what
KAIThe ball felt a bit heavy in my hands, as I took another shot at the basket. My sport seemed to be the only thing that could get my mind off the betrayal from Aiden and Ellie. It felt very much like she had told him that I was beginning to bother her and had probably gone ahead to resort to the cheap act of threatening me. Ain't that a bitch…? I thought to myself.Soon enough, I heard some footsteps behind me which had me turning to see if it had been some of my teammates. But then, I was utterly disappointed at the sight of the one person I was expecting to see.“What the heck do you want?” I was in no mood for a confrontation with Aiden, but he was insisting on having one with me. “I don't have time for all of this…”I had come down to the school basketball gym to get a couple of shots down before going home, but there Aiden was with two of his goons, having looks that didn't look friendly at all. “We were both clear about me not seeing you anywhere near Ellie. What the fuck w
ELLIEI never came to the football field for anything. It wasn't just a dislike for sports, but because of my strong disliking for anything that involved me being in open spaces. It just scared me in ways unimaginable.My heart thumped harder and harder as I made my way there. It was hard for me to stay put as I feared that there would be a lot of people there. I was scared that I would be cornered all over again like I had been by those boys back then.Aiden was far from reach and was beginning to give me the same treatment I had given Kai over the weekend. He was ignoring my calls and my texts without telling me why. I could almost tell just why Kai detested me so much at that point. I decided to try calling him one more time, at least to tell him about the person who claimed to know my secret. If it turned out to be what I had feared it to be, then we could both be in trouble. “Come on…” I whispered in frustration as the phone rang without any response. It felt like I had been le
ELLIE“I thought that was your locker…” Aiden's words couldn't make me feel better about what looked like a setup to meet with Kai. He pointed at some locker far away from mine, having a look of disappointment on his face as he was trying to explain himself in vain.“What did you do to him?” I questioned angrily as I stared at the person whom I had just been head over heels for, just a couple of moments ago. “What did you do to Kai?”That question had been burning in my head throughout the classes. I had been unable to understand why Kai suddenly loathed me like I was the reason for all of his pain. I had screwed up big time by blatantly ignoring his calls and texts throughout the weekend and I was ready to own up to that. But then, he said something about me and Aiden doing something to him and that made me curious to learn what Aiden has done.“Speak up…!” I said impatiently with my arms folded across my chest. He was finding it hard to speak up with all the pressure I was putting
ELLIEThe weekend made me feel a bit refreshed and rejuvenated— especially because of what Aiden and I had over the weekend. He eventually snuck up to my room yet again and made me explode twice as fast. I still didn't have the words for what both of us were to each other, but then, I was sure that we did have feelings for each other. There were just too many emotions involved for me to try ruining it by asking those serious questions that would ruin everything.Aiden had slowly become a coping mechanism that helped me get my mind off the disheartening news of my mother which had weakened me for the past couple of days. But he had suddenly filled me with a new feeling of life that made me feel strong enough to face everything. I didn't need a mirror to tell me just how beautiful the smile I had on my face was. I took out my phone and dialed Aiden who happened to have placed a bet with me that he would be in school before me. Those fifty bucks we had placed on the bet would go quite
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