AidenAiden felt guilt rising in the pit of his stomach the more he thought about Isaac’s words. To be frank, he hadn’t been neglecting Haru. It was more like he didn’t have the chance to be with the boy today simply because Patricia seemed to know when to intercept his approach. She appeared desperate in wanting to talk to him, which had been why he had allowed her to be with him because he knew he would have all the time in the world with Haru. As for Patricia, she could say whatever she wanted to say and be done with it. Except she hadn’t said anything of substance yet. She had just been talking about old times, reminding him of their past relationship.Noah’s voice came his way, drawing Aiden’s attention away from his thoughts of Haru and Patricia. “What?”“I said, can we talk?” The brother nodded toward the sliding door. “Outside.”Aiden didn’t know what Noah wanted to talk about that they needed to do it outside, away from the others. He nodded nonetheless and the two left.Maso

AidenThe moment Aiden was roused from sleep, everything that had happened yesterday came rushing back, throwing him off-balance so damn early in the morning.Shit, but his head was starting to ache. A first in a long time; that was for sure.Noah was in love with Haru. That revelation still hadn’t fully sunk in yet.When had it started? Why had Noah been hiding it for so long?Then he thought how stupid his questions were. Hadn’t he himself been hiding his forbidden feelings for Haru for over two years?He frowned. Had Noah been in love with Haru longer than that, way before Aiden himself? He must admit Noah was damn good at hiding it. Even the nosy Tina hadn’t figured it out even though she had spent quite a bit of time with them.Aiden sat and shifted his gaze to the middle futon, which belonged to Noah. Obviously, it hadn’t been touched.Noah didn’t come to bed? And it was morning now. Was he still in the living room?Moving quietly so as not to disturb Connor, who was still aslee

HaruWhen I opened my eyes, I saw Noah’s face close to mine and his gaze on me. Heat rushed to my cheeks as I realized I had fallen asleep in his arms and that we were still in the living room.I hastily moved away and out of his arms. I scratched my head as I said, chuckling in embarrassment, “Sorry. I fell asleep.”Noah said, “Why did you apologize?”“Because…” I thought for a bit. Why did I need to apologize to Noah?“Haru? Haru?” Isaac’s voice came from the hallway.I said, “I’m in here.”The door slid open, and Isaac came rushing in. “Jesus, man, don’t just disappear like that.” He caught my wrist and pulled me up. “Come on, let’s soak in the hot spring before breakfast.”I stumbled along behind him, leaving Noah alone in the living room. My mind was still on him when I was in the hot spring pool ten minutes later.Why did I end up sleeping in Noah’s arms last night? I sighed and rested my head on the side of the pool.“Haru? What’s wrong?” Isaac asked, looking at me, his face al

AidenAiden relaxed as he inhaled the cool, fresh air into his lungs. It had been intense back there in the office, but of course, he was glad he had followed his gut instinct where Haru was concerned. It had been the right move, in his opinion, that he didn’t tell Haru of his job offer beforehand. In the end, everything had worked out fine. Of course, he still couldn’t believe that Haru had managed to pull that off. Damn, he was proud of the boy.“So?” Patricia’s voice came his way. “What did you want to talk to me about?”They were outside in the penthouse private garden, and as Patricia said, he had requested a meeting with her.Aiden asked, “What did you feel when we met again a few days ago?”Patricia chuckled. “Why do you ask me that? It’s obvious, isn’t it? I was surprised at first and then felt over the moon to be seeing you again.”“You’ve been flirting with me.” Aiden could be very blunt when his mind was made up and he knew what he wanted.Patricia chuckled again, uncomfort

It has been three months since Haru and the brothers returned from their winter vacation in Japan, and Haru’s relationship with Aiden is blossoming beautifully. Icing on the cake, they’re moving into a new, luxurious apartment, and Haru is more content and happy than ever. Well, except for one thing—his second stepbrother Noah.   Noah’s hot and cold attitude toward Haru is beginning to annoy Haru. One minute the brother is nice and caring, and the next, he turns into a prick and picks on Haru, even demanding a kiss daily. When a handsome new face comes into Haru’s life, which the brothers don’t like, Noah erupts into a possessive demon and turns Haru’s world upside down.     Haru   That’s the last of it, I thought as I taped up the box containing my textbooks and then wrote my name on the side to indicate it belonged to me. Done, I sighed in satisfaction. Finally, after ten and a half years of liv