LOGINDate = 15 AugustA little later in the day.Place = San Francisco (Inferno)POV - EnriqueI touch my crotch with a groan.Abstinence from Aria is a crime against nature. Against art. Against manhood.She said we should not have sex before the wedding. She said it was symbolic. Romantic. Something ab
Alejandro shakes his head. “No.”“They’re probably squeezing in a quickie,” Jackson mutters, leaning back like this is all mildly entertaining.I shoot him a look sharp enough to draw blood. And it reminds me that I am absolutely having a conversation with him later.Alejandro lets out a strained la
“You still thinking about her?” I ask quietly.He doesn’t turn. “I don’t know what you mean,” he says.I let that sit between us. Brothers don’t need lies polished.“You went there to forget,” I say.He finishes, hands steady, movements practiced, and absentminded. He exhales slowly, tucking himself
“And look where that got us.” She points to her tummy, and he gets this stupid, proud smile on his stupid face.“Face it, angel, your man is a stud.”“As if it’s so difficult to make a bloody baby,” I grunt, trying to get past my slight nausea.“So you’re saying it’s as easy as riding a bike …” Dami
Date = 15 AugustPlace = San Francisco (Inferno)POV - EnriqueJust then, Mel wobbles up the last step, winded with a red face, with Damion holding her arm.“Sorry, we’re late,” Damion charms, “Your sister takes a while to walk up the stairs.”“She takes a while to walk, period,” Luke sneers. It ear
“You’re right,” River agrees, “but you don’t need to get married to do it. Damion and Mel are not married.”“The baby was an accident.” Luke walks forward with his usual smug, condescending smirk on his face.River rolls her eyes with theatrical flair, nudging at nothing with the toe of her pink boo
Date = 13 April An hour laterPlace = San Francisco (Pier 39) Getting out might calm us.POV – EnriqueThrowing me the keys, Jackson says, “I don’t think I should drive.”He came with his Ferrari … although he quit their sponsorship at the start of this year. Jackson likes cars. He wants to own ot
Ilkay raises a brow, head tilted like a Golden Retriever trying to solve a Rubik’s Cube. I can see the amusement in his eyes. Great. Now he thinks we’re not only suspicious — we’re stupid too.But oh, it gets better.Enter the parade of doom — the twins, Alejandro, and Axel — like some cursed boyban
He stares at his drink. That’s never good. Jackson doesn’t confide. He broods, simmers, explodes, or kills. Sometimes all in one day.I expect to either be beaten or shoved off … not a response.Though life is full of surprises.“Lee went to visit a … f.r.i.e.n.d.” The last word is an elongated, sin
Date = 13 April It is gonna be a long day.Place = San Francisco (UCSF Medical Center) We should just rent a wing here.POV – EnriqueAs fate — or cosmic comedy — would have it, we run into the pouty ghost of our youngest sibling right in the foyer of the hospital on our coffee run.Logan yawns so







