MasukAnastasia Tau is accepting of the fresh start her mother’s recent nuptials would giver her and eagerly believes that it would be the start of many great things - like finding her mate. She does not, however, expect to find her mate in the most unlikely of places - at her new home, posing as her step brother. And what’s worse than having your mate be your step brother? Having your step brothers as mates.
Lihat lebih banyakAnastasia's POVI froze, shocked.I looked up and found a girl standing a few feet away.She had soft features and a pair of striking eyes that somehow made it difficult for me to be annoyed at her.I wiped my cheeks.“Sure.”She sat beside me. “Hi. I'm Uriel. You're new, right?”I nodded. “Anastasia.”“Nice to meet you.”“Yeah. You too.”She studied me for a moment before smiling. “I'm guessing you're currently experiencing phase one of the newbie adventure.”I frowned. “What?”“Maisie.”I stared at her.She shrugged. “Everyone gets introduced to her eventually.”Despite myself, I let out a small laugh.“Is that actually a thing?”“Absolutely.” She leaned closer. “She's mean, everyone knows she's mean, and yet somehow nobody has managed to get her expelled.”I wiped another tear from my cheek.“That isn't why I'm crying.”Uriel's expression softened. “I figured.”I hesitated before giving her a small smile. “I'm Anastasia, by the way.”“You already told me.”“Oh.”She laughed. “It's
Anastasia's POV Jed.The name echoed in my head.The memories had come rushing back.I remembered feeling a rush of relief and joy. “Mate!” I had responded, my voice trembling with too much emotion.He then reached out and took my face in his hands, his touch sending sparks through my skin.The moment his hands had touched my face, an electric current had immediately flowed between us.The connection between us felt so real and impossible to resist. Before I knew it, we were drawn to each other like magnets, and our lips met in a hungry kiss without thought.We locked lips and began to kiss deeply and passionately. The world around me soon faded away. It was as if we had both been waiting for the moment for a long time.We barely made it out of the bar, stumbling together into the nearest motel. Every touch, every kiss felt like fire, burning us both into each other.The intensity of our connection was quite overwhelming, I recalled, and we didn’t waste any second when we got to the
Anastasia's POV For a second, I just stood there.My cheek burned. She actually slapped me.I was trying to process what had happened when she laughed.“That'll teach you to know your place,” she said, turning to leave.Something inside me snapped.I reached out, grabbed a fistful of her hair, and yanked her back.She barely had time to react before I slammed her against the nearest locker.The metal rattled from the impact.“You should've kept your hands to yourself,” I said as I slapped her across the face.She gasped, stumbling sideways.I stepped toward her, my anger boiling over.But before I could do anything else, her friends rushed in.“Get off her!”Hands grabbed my arms and pulled me away. At the same time, two girls dragged her in the opposite direction.I struggled against them, yelling, “Let me go!”But they didn't.One of them shoved me, and another struck me across the shoulder.Then another hit me.“Stop!”I tried to cover my face as the girls crowded around me, hitt
Anastasia's "There you have it," Mom continued. Everything went still. “Wh...what?” I struggled to ask. Her words seemed to have knocked air out of my lungs.“I'm getting married, Anastasia.”I stared at her, certain I'd heard wrong.“Dad has been dead for a month.”“I know.”“And you're getting married?”“It's not that simple.”“It sounds pretty simple to me!” My voice cracked. “You're replacing him.”“I'm not replacing your father!”“Then what are you doing?”Mom's eyes filled with tears. “Trying to survive!”I froze. What the fuck does surviving have to do with this?“You think this is easy for me? You think I don't miss him? I lost my husband too!”“Then how can you marry someone else?”“Because life doesn't stop just because we're hurting!”She's got to be kidding me. I shook my head, tears spilling down my cheeks. “I don't want this.”“I know.”“I don't want to leave.”“I know.”“I don't want some stranger to be my stepfather!”“He isn't a stranger to me.”The words silence






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