LOGIN"You can lie to yourself, but your body doesn’t lie, Elena.” He chuckled. “Don’t stop.” I whispered. “Fuck Elena” the curse slipped past his lips before his lips crashed into mine again. When Elena Carter’s mother marries a wealthy businessman, she is forced to move into a mansion and start a new life. But everything changes when she meets Logan Pierce, her arrogant and dangerously attractive new stepbrother. Their chemistry is undeniable, but their relationship is strictly forbidden. He's off limits but forbidden apples taste much better.
View MoreELENA I woke suddenly, the dryness in my mouth almost painful, my body sluggish and overheated beneath my blanket. The faint throb behind my forehead reminded me of earlier — the sharp sting of a nosebleed that had caught me off guard when Logan’s elbow slammed into my nose. I had cleaned up well enough, pressing tissues against my nostrils until the bleeding stopped. Now, there was a lingering soreness in the bridge of my nose, a faint metallic taste that hadn’t quite left me.I lay there for a long moment, motionless, my body still heavy. I didn’t toss. I didn’t turn. I simply existed, breathing softly in the darkness.What woke me?The question whispered in the back of my mind, nagging at me with an urgency I couldn’t quite explain. I frowned faintly, my brows drawing together, and stared up at the ceiling.I traced patterns on them, then I counted sheep. Anything to make me fall asleep. Still, nothing. No sign of sleep. Milk. The word popped into my mind. Maybe I could drink
ELENA The front door swung open with a soft creak. I stumbled across the front door, one hand pressed against my face, the other clutching the hem of my sweatshirt. I kicked the door closed behind her, blinking hard against the dizziness threatening to topple me.QI was still dizzy—maybe because I lost blood but it was better than earlier.I stepped into the hallway, head down, arms hanging limply at her sides.My clothes were a mess: the front of my pale sweater and the cuffs of my sleeves were heavily stained a rusty red, the once-soft gray fabric now stiff where the blood had dried. Smudges trailed up toward my throat, an ugly map of where I’d wiped her hands without thinking.I knew how I must look — and part of me wished I could disappear before they saw.The house was quiet for a few heartbeats. Then—“Elena?” My mother’s voice called from somewhere deeper inside.I froze.I heard her footsteps, they got closer and louder. I barely had time to brace myself before my mother ca
ELENA I moved before I could think. My legs carried me forward in quick, unsteady steps, my hand reaching out instinctively toward him.I caught his wrist in a clumsy grip, my fingers wrapping around the rough fabric of his sleeve, The man stiffened instantly at my touch.“Let go—” he started, voice sharp with confusion, but he jerked his arm back almost at the same time, trying to free himself from my hold. His movement was sudden, uncoordinated — and before I could even brace myself, the heel of his hand struck me. Across the bridge of my nose. A sharp, nauseating crack sounded, followed by a hot rush of pain that exploded across my face. I gasped, staggering back, my hand flying up instinctively to cup my nose as the first warm gush of blood spilled over my lips and onto my trembling fingers.“Fuck!” I cried out, voice cracking with shock.Tears sprung to my eyes, blurring the edges of the hallway around me. I barely registered what Logan was doing. Lo
ELENA His phone started ringing again.This person was persistent, and I guessed it to be Regina. The ring tone cut through the heavy silence. I rolled my eyes, my patience thinning with every buzz.There was something about that sound—sharp, invasive—that made my skin crawl. I didn’t want to hear it. I didn’t want to hear from him. Not now. Not ever, if I could help it.I caught a glance of him through the mirror. He tightened his jaw and gulped, taking glances at the screen of the phone. He had placed the phone on his lap, his gaze going from the phone to the road ahead, then back. He gripped onto the steering wheel, tightening it, trying to restrain himself. Maybe not give in because I was pissed but I know he was bound to answer one way or the other. If it was, Regina. Then I wondered, what did she have that I don’t? No. I shook my head. I shouldn’t be comparing myself. I turned my head away, arms folded tight across my chest as if that alone could shield me from the fact t
ELENA I watched as we moved past trees and buildings. I took in a breath, trying to hold everything in when air was jolted out of me. The car came to an abrupt, jarring stop, snapping me out of my thoughts. My body lurched forward, instinct kicking in before reason—I shot out my arm, palm splay
ELENA I slammed the door shut and walked into the room. Everything suddenly felt different, hollow kind of. It didn’t feel like how my old house did, it no longer held warmth. I felt cold and nothing in here made me feel better—not the pictures, not the bed, not the decorations, nothing. It all f
ELENA I should have known. I mean I did know better but something kept pulling us together.“I will avoid him,” I told myself after I pushed him, out of my room last night. I had to let him leave, I didn’t want him thinking he could just sleep with me whenever he pleased.The drive to school was s
ELENAI wanted to show him I wasn’t affected by his little Regina drama. That it hadn’t done anything to me. I sat tall, chin slightly raised, arms folded with a kind of casual defiance.But it didn’t help that he was actually good—dangerously good—at playing. Logan was the kind of player who di






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