Lahat ng Kabanata ng Unhealthy Obsession With My Stepbrother : Kabanata 171 - Kabanata 180

Jessica pov The sound of shouting woke me before sunrise. It wasn’t the usual morning chaos: this one was very frantic. My heart jumped as I threw off the blanket and ran downstairs.Two guards were by the door, one of them pacing while the other was talking too fast into a walkie. Mom stood in her robe at the foot of the stairs, her hand clutching the railing.“What’s going on?” I asked, trying to steady my voice.One of the guards whose name was Raymond, turned toward me, his face pale. “Patrol Three hasn’t checked in. They were supposed to report every thirty minutes.”“And when was the last time they did?” I asked.“Three hours ago.”Three hours. My mind started racing. “Did you try their radio frequency?”He nodded quickly. “Static. Nothing else.”Mom touched my arm gently. “Jess, it’s probably nothing. Maybe their car broke down, or their radio died.”I looked at her, and she knew immediately that I didn’t buy it. None of us did.“Get me the last location they reported from,” I

Jessica's POVMom went to bed earlier than usual tonight, leaving the house quiet except for the sounds from the movie playing on the TV. It all felt strange, having the living room all to ourselves. There was still some awkwardness and tension between Nate and I, but it wasn’t as scary anymore. It was lighter. Like smoke in a sunbeam, drifting but not suffocating. I grabbed the remote and started scrolling through the options, mostly pretending I wasn’t thinking about him sitting there, two feet away.“I’m bored with your choice,” I said finally, picking a random movie.Nate raised an eyebrow, leaning back against the couch. “Bored? You’re really picky, Jess.”“I am not picky,” I said quickly, trying to sound annoyed, though honestly a part of me was just grateful for the distraction from all the Seth drama. “I just know better than to watch whatever crap you think is good.”He threw his head back and laughed, and I felt a flicker of irritation. I snorted angrily, “You’re annoying s

Nate's POVMy hungry mouth immediately came down on hers as I maneuvered her toward the middle of the room, fumbling with her jacket as I went. She tasted better than any woman I'd ever kissed. I could live off of her kisses.When the jacket was free I tossed it my his shoulder and started on the buttons of her blouse. She framed my face in both hands and pushed my mouth slightly away from hers.“Nate, I think you’ll want to hear—” “I want to hear you whimper,” I said, pulling the blouse from the waistband of her Jean shorts. “And then I want to hear you cry out when I come inside you.” Something like fear flashed in her eyes, and it suddenly struck me, the fact that she might have not had sex before. I stopped, placing my hands on her shoulders."Jessica, I have to ask.""What?" She asked."Have you done... this before?" I had no idea why I was suddenly embarrassed to say sex.I watched her swallow, watched her eyelids flutter as she looked away from me. She shook her head to indic

Nate’s POVTime to go. I left Jessica's room, careful not to wake her mom. The house was almost sinister in its silence, and I thought about just how agitated my father had made Freya and Jessica. It made me want to strangle that evil man to death! My heart thudded anyway, still tangled up in last night, in the closeness, in the heat of it all.I tiptoed down the hall, taking care not to scrape my shoes against the floor, not to brush the walls too hard. I was out in the street before I realized how bright the morning sun was, nearly burning my eyes. I pulled out my phone just to make sure it was still there, and it was. Terrence’s name was flashing on the screen in a call.I answered immediately.“Yo,” I greeted my cousin, but the moment I heard Terrence’s voice, I knew someone was wrong.“Nate,” Terrence grumblef. “You’ve got to sit down. Like, seriously sit down before you move, okay? Where are you now? Find a place to sit, please.”“Uh... Terrence, what’s up? You sound like you ju

Jessica's POVI climbed into the backseat of the cab, grateful for the cool air-conditioning. “Seventy-one Crestview Avenue, Uptown Florida,” I told the driver, buckling my seatbelt. He just nodded once, eyes hidden beneath the brim of his cap, and pulled away from the curb. I looked behind through the window and saw Nate waving at me. I waved back.The city lights blurred past the window, as I thought about everything that Terrence just told Nate and I. dug my phone out of my bag and called Mom, desperate to hear her voice and be sure that she was okay.She picked up on the third ring. “Jessica, honey. You on your way home?”“Yeah, I just left Terrence’s place,” I replied, watching the neon streaks outside. “You’re home, right? Everything’s fine?”“I’m safe, sweetheart,” she assured quickly. “The guards you and Nate hired are still here. They check in every hour. Don’t worry.”A long breath escaped me, tension loosening just a little. “Good. We, uh… we’ve got it, Mom. The evidence.