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Chapter 44: Jealousy
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We shouldn’t be doing this, Step-brother Chapter 44: Jealousy
SiennaKendra leaned forward from the backseat, her voice bubbling with excitement. “So? The lake house party—don’t tell me you two still haven’t locked it down.”I twisted in my seat to stare at her. “Wait—how do you even know about that?”She raised her brows like I’d asked the dumbest question in the world. “Uh, because everyone knows? Half the school’s buzzing already.”I whipped my head toward Jaxon. He glanced at me just as shocked, his hands tightening on the steering wheel.“Half the school?” I repeated, voice pitching higher than I meant.Kendra grinned wickedly. “Yep. Guess the secret’s out. You guys might want to speed things up before people start making their own invitations.”Jaxon muttered under his breath, “Great. Just what I needed.”I bit back a laugh, shaking my head. “This was supposed to be quiet.”“Please,” Kendra said, waving me off. “Nothing stays quiet around here. Anyway, I expect updates. Don’t leave me hanging.”“Fine,” I sighed dramatically. “I’ll carry yo
We shouldn’t be doing this, Step-brother Chapter 43: The Cover-Up
SiennaMy heart nearly burst out of my chest when I heard that sound upstairs. It was faint—a floorboard creaking, maybe the shift of a door—but it was enough to make my stomach drop.Before I could even react, Jaxon was already moving. Quick, smooth, like nothing had happened. One second he was close to me, his warmth all over me, and the next he was back at the dining table, flipping his notebook open like the world’s most serious student.I froze for a beat, still half in shock. My fingers scrambled over my top, fixing it, pulling it straight, making sure nothing looked out of place. My cheeks were on fire. My whole body was buzzing, but I forced myself to grab my notes, lay back against the couch, and pretend I had been reading the whole time.I pressed my pen to the paper, hand shaking so badly I could barely write my own name. I swallowed hard and prayed my dad or his mom wouldn’t come down the stairs.For a long moment, the house was dead quiet. Just the ticking of the wall clo
We shouldn’t be doing this, Step-brother Chapter 42: Midnight Mischief
SiennaThe front door opened with a burst of voices and bags rustling.“Kids? We’re back!” Dad’s voice carried into the house.I shot Jaxon a look—one of those we-just-almost-got-caught looks—and hurried to the couch. I curled up with a random book in my lap, pretending I’d been reading the whole time. Jaxon moved just as fast, slipping into a chair at the dining table with his notes open, head bent like he was deep in study.A second later, Mom and Dad walked in, arms full of grocery bags and folders. They stopped in the doorway, blinking at the picture we made.“Well, well, well,” Mom said, grinning wide. “Look at these two. Already in exam mode.”Dad chuckled, dropping his briefcase. “On a Friday night too. Should I frame this moment?”I forced a smile, flipping a page I hadn’t even read. “We’re just… getting ready early.”Jaxon hummed, tapping his pen like he was really solving equations. “Yeah, no distractions this weekend.” His eyes flicked up at me for half a second, and I knew
We shouldn’t be doing this, Step-brother Chapter 41: Keeping It Quiet
SiennaThe rest of that evening blurred by. Mom and Dad came home, filling the house with their usual chatter about work, while Jaxon and I sat on opposite ends of the couch pretending to watch TV. Only we knew the truth—the heat between us had been cut short by my cramps, leaving something unsaid and unfinished.But if Jaxon was frustrated, he didn’t show it.All week, he became something else entirely. A caretaker.Every morning, he checked in before school. “You good?” he’d ask, his voice softer than usual, his hand brushing my shoulder like he was afraid I might break.At lunch, he’d slide his juice toward me. “You need this more.”After classes, he’d carry my bag, pretending it wasn’t heavy when I knew it was.At home, he’d hover while I studied. Sometimes he’d make me tea, sometimes he’d grab a blanket and toss it over me before settling down with his game. But always—always—his eyes found me.And the strangest part? I let him.Because the truth was, by midweek, the cramps had f
We shouldn’t be doing this, Step-brother Chapter 40: The Jealous Flame
SiennaAva barely said two words through the rest of lunch, but her silence was louder than any outburst. Every time Jaxon leaned across the table to push my tray closer or muttered a low “eat something,” I felt her eyes burning holes into me.By the time the bell rang, Ava’s smile had cracked completely. I caught her and her little clique huddled near the lockers, whispers flying fast.“She’s his sister,” one of her friends reminded her, a little too loudly.“Step-sister,” Ava snapped, arms crossed tight. “And you don’t look at your step-sister like that.”I pretended not to hear. My heart was pounding too hard anyway.But Ava’s day only got worse. In the courtyard, Caleb—who had been orbiting her for months—was leaning against the bench, his phone tilted toward Kendra. They were laughing, heads almost touching.“Stop, Caleb,” Kendra giggled, swatting at his arm.Ava froze mid-step, her face twisting like she’d just bitten into something sour. I knew that look. It wasn’t just jealous
We shouldn’t be doing this, Step-brother Chapter 39: The Overprotective Idiot
JaxonAs soon as I go to my room, I sat there in the dark, the phone screen the only light in my room. My thumbs kept moving, even when my eyes burned."How to reduce cramps fast.""Does chocolate actually help period pain?""What not to say to a girl on her period."I read everything. Articles, blogs, random forums. Half of it sounded useless, half of it made sense, but all of it—every stupid word—I took in like it was gospel. Because it was her. And I couldn’t stand watching her curl up, biting back those sounds that weren’t pleasure this time but pain.I wanted to fix it.And that scared me more than anything else.Because wanting to fix her pain wasn’t stepbrother instinct. It wasn’t something safe. It was something deeper, heavier. Something I couldn’t name without admitting what we’d already done, what we’d already crossed.I let the phone slide onto the mattress, staring at the ceiling. My body was still restless, still carrying the phantom heat of her skin against mine, but my
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