Semua Bab UNBREAK MY HEART: Bab 81 - Bab 90

Alex’s povDinner ended on a strange note, very strange, but not in a bad way. The tension lingered around and it was as thick as smoke. Every time I thought Emily would pull back completely, she surprised me by leaning just close enough which made me have these crazy thoughts.We ate, though neither of us could pretend to be focused on the food. I barely tasted my meal. All I could think about was her hand brushing mine earlier, the way her lips had parted like she was on the verge of confessing something but she backed out at the last minute.When she excused herself to the restroom, I found myself watching the clock, restless. My chest tightened with the urge to follow her, to keep her within reach. By the time she returned, I had already decided something……I wasn’t letting her leave tonight without knowing that things had changed between us.She slid back into her seat, her cheeks a little flushed, her lipstick faintly smudged. My fingers twitched with the impulse to fix it for

Emily’s povThe office was quiet again, except for the sound of my own breathing. My skin was still flushed, tingling everywhere Alex had touched me. I could feel the weight of what we’d just done heavy in the air, but heavier on my chest.I lay there against the sofa cushions, the scent of him still clinging to my skin, his shirt crumpled on the floor beside us. My dress lay discarded like some reckless secret I couldn’t take back.Alex leaned back on his elbows, his chest rising and falling, his gaze fixed on me like he was trying to memorize the aftermath as much as he had memorized the act.For a long time, neither of us spoke and then…..:“Emily…” His voice was hoarse, low, like gravel. “You okay?”I swallowed, pushing myself up, tugging the fabric of my bra back into place as if covering myself now would somehow erase what had already happened. “Yeah. I’m fine.”But I wasn’t fine, not even close.His hand brushed over mine before I could pull away. “You’re not fine. I can see

Ezra’s POVAlex’s living room was quiet again, but I could feel the tension, like my best friend had just handed me a grenade and was waiting to see what I would do with it.I sighed……EmilyOf all people, it had to be Emily.I leaned back against the couch, beer bottle dangling loosely between my fingers, and tried to keep my face neutral.Because I did understand him. More than he could possibly imagine.But if I said that out loud? If I admitted why I understood?He’d never look at me the same way again.I glanced at Alex, sitting across from me with his whiskey, his jaw tight, his eyes stormy. He looked more wrecked than I’d seen him in years. The kind of wrecked a guy doesn’t get from a bad deal at work or some casual fling gone wrong.No, this was deeper.Emily had sunk her teeth into him like a fucking vampire, and whether he realized it or not, he wasn’t going free anytime soon.And God, wasn’t that ironic? Because I was in the same damn mess with his sister.I took another s

Ava’s povI was halfway through drinking a glass of wine when Alex’s voice floated from the hallway.I had gone to visit him before I went back home.“Ava?”I glanced up, caught off guard by the seriousness in his tone. He leaned against the doorframe, arms crossed, his brow creased the way it got when he was worried about something.“Yeah?” I asked, carefully smoothing a shirt that wasn’t even wrinkled.He hesitated for a moment, then said, “When was the last time you talked to Emily?”The name hit me like a punch to the stomach. I forced my face neutral, busying my hands so I didn’t have to look at him right away. “Um… it’s been a while. Why?”“She mentioned you’ve been distant.” Alex tilted his head, studying me with that frustrating big-brother gaze that always saw too much. “I just… I think you should check in on her. You two used to be glued at the hip, and now it’s like you’re avoiding her.”“Because I am,” I thought bitterly.I forced a small smile. “We’ve both been busy. She

Emily’s povThe silence between us stretched out. It was brittle and heavy. Ava sat across from me, her fingers knotted together so tightly her knuckles were white. Whatever she was hiding wasn’t small. It wasn’t just a little secret or stress from work. No, the look in her eyes told me it was the kind of secret that could shift the ground under all of us.“Ava,” I said again, softer this time, careful like I was approaching a wounded animal. “Talk to me, please.”Her throat bobbed as she swallowed. She opened her mouth, shut it, then opened it again. The flicker of fear in her gaze made my stomach turn.“I……” She broke off, dragging in a sharp breath. “Emily, I don’t even know how to say it.”“Start anywhere,” I coaxed. “You’re scaring me more by not saying anything.”Her eyes shimmered with something dangerously close to tears. “Promise me you won’t hate me.”I blinked. “Ava!!!’”“No, promise.”The desperation in her voice was enough to make me stop. I nodded slowly. “I promi