TAYA's POV : Blake and I took Kai and Cameron to the emergency room. Cameron came out with six stitches on the side of his ribcage, and Kai came home with eleven stitches on his arm. The injuries weren't that serious, but imagine me trying to explain the whole situation to the doctor in charge. Oh yeah, my kissing scene partner hit my little brother and his friend with a wooden plank we were using to build a Titanic replica. Just the usual Friday, no big deal. Kai wouldn't tell them what happened, but Cameron spoke up. He explained how they were just having a slight argument but it turned physical once Judah started coming at them with the board. Now I wasn't naïve. Don't be fooled by the dimples and wholesome smile, everyone knew that Cameron Tucker was no angel. He and Ry were in the same grade, but Cam got held back due to behavioral issues. Normally, I wouldn't take

TAYA's POV : “Tea. Spill. Now!” Those three words were the first thing Hallee said to me the moment she saw me at school the next day. It was lunch period and I just sat my ass down for two seconds before getting grilled by my best friend. But what else was new? “What do you wanna know?” I sighed to her. “What happened with Judah, your brother, and Cam yesterday?” she demanded. “People were talking about cage fighting and gang initiation or something like that!” “Cage fighting?” I scoffed and rolled my eyes at how the rumors in this school were spreading. “It’s a long story, Hal, but basically Judah’s not the bad guy. My idiot of a brother and Cameron Tucker were,” “Whoa, talk about a plot twist!” Hallee’s eyes lit up in excitement. She alway

TAYA's POV : "What is this place? Am I being kidnapped?" I had lived all my life on this island, but I never knew of this narrow dirt road Judah drove into. Once we got to the end of the road, he parked the bike and killed the engine, before motioning for me to get off. "Blondie, I can't kidnap you even if I want to. You're too much work," he joked. I rolled my eyes and I was struggling to get off the bike. The next thing I knew, I slipped, falling butt-first on the ground. Because of course, I would. "Ouw!" my hand instinctively went to rub my backside. Judah just stood there and he had the audacity to laugh at me. "That's not very chivalrous, don't you think?" I muttered as I pulled myself up without his help. "Chivalry's dead, princess," he replied, before turning towards the woods. 

JUDAH’s POV : My lips landed on hers and I was holding onto her like she was my lifeline. I didn't want to let go and I didn't want to stop. And to my absolute surprise, she kissed me back, hot and feverishly. The fire inside me was burning brighter and I slipped my tongue in her as we closed the distance between our bodies. Somehow we just melted into one another, with my hand holding her back and her hand gripping onto my chest. Blondie and I had kissed many, many times already. And yes, I had gotten hard before, but that was only a man's natural reaction to physical touch. But lately, I was starting to feel a different kind of reaction to her touch. There was something about the way she kissed me, something about the way she looked into my eyes, I couldn't explain it. And all I knew was... I want her. I need her. More than the air I breathe. So I tightened my grip a

TAYA's POV : “Something’s happened! Help me! It’s an emergency!” Those were the words I said to Hallee as soon as she picked up my call. “Dude, what happened? Did someone die?” was her response. Okay, okay, maybe I was being a little dramatic. But this is an emergency. My heart is on the line! So the next day, I asked Hallee to meet me at the mall to discuss my situation. Clearly, I had picked the wrong time and place since the mall was packed as people were doing their Black Friday shopping. But still, we were already here. And so I went off, spilling the tea to Hallee about our Thanksgiving dinner last night. "So let me get this straight, first it's just practice kissing, then you guys started skipping school together, and spending more time with each other. Then y'all are having Thanksgiving din