All Chapters of LOVE AND LUST : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

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LISA

Chapter 61*Mira*Mira woke up to the sound of music pulsating through the walls of their house. She rubbed her eyes, wondering if she was still dreaming. Music? In their parlour? That was a first. Her dad's fiancée, Katie was not yet back from the market . this wasn't the vibe she’d pictured for their household. Their place was usually quiet, with the occasional murmur of her dad discussing work or the TV playing softly in the background.She threw off her covers and padded downstairs, curiosity getting the better of her.As she entered the parlour, she was greeted by a young girl with a bright smile, sitting cross-legged on the couch, headphones plugged into a phone that was blasting music from a speaker. The girl looked up, startled, as Mira marched straight to the speaker and turned off the music.Both girls said "Hi!" in unison, a bit breathlessly."Hi, I'm Lisa," the girl said, bouncing up from the couch. "Katie's daughter."Mira's eyebrows shot up. Katie's daughter? Katie, her

LISA 2

Chapter 63 Whispers After MidnightThe house was finally quiet.The kind of quiet that comes after too much laughter, too much sand in your hair, too many almost-confessions hanging in the air.Mira stood by her bedroom window, watching the twins’ silhouettes disappear down the street. The porchlight flickered softly, casting long shadows across the pavement. She smiled when she saw Max trip slightly over the curb and Ethan shove him lightly.Some things never changed.Behind her, Lisa padded into the room without knocking — already comfortable, already claiming space. She flopped dramatically onto Mira’s bed.“Your neighbor is down bad,” Lisa announced.Mira turned slowly. “Which one?”Lisa raised a brow. “Don’t act innocent. Max. That boy was staring at me like I was the last slice of pizza.”Mira burst out laughing. “You noticed?”“Please. I’m not blind.”Mira sat beside her. “He’s harmless. Dramatic, flirty, but harmless.”Lisa rolled onto her side, propping her head on her hand.

EX

"MIRA"Mira didn’t panic.On the outside.Inside? Her heart was racing like she’d just sprinted down the beach again.Lisa was watching her face carefully. “What did he say?”Mira hesitated for half a second — then handed her the phone.Lisa read the message.Her face drained of color.“I didn’t tell him where we live,” she whispered. “I swear.”“I know,” Mira said quickly. “This isn’t your fault.”Lisa’s hands were shaking now.Mira stood up immediately. “We’re telling Mom. And Dad.”Lisa grabbed her wrist. “Wait.”Mira turned.“Please… just— let me explain first.”DownstairsKatie and Dennis were still in the living room when the girls came down. The TV was playing some random cooking show, but the warmth in the room shifted the moment they saw the girls’ expressions.“What happened?” Dennis asked, instantly alert.Lisa looked at her mom, and for the first time since she arrived, she didn’t look bubbly.She looked small.“There’s someone from school,” Lisa began. “My ex.”Katie stif

UNWANTED FEELINGS

Chapter 65 The house didn’t relax after that night.Even when everything looked normal again — pancakes, music, backyard jokes — there was a tension sitting quietly in the corners.Dennis had installed a small security camera by the front porch.Katie checked the windows twice before bed.Mira pretended she wasn’t watching Lisa more closely.And Ethan?He came by more often.Not in a dramatic way. Not hovering. Just… present.Lisa noticed.Three Days LaterIt was late afternoon when it happened.Mira and Ethan were walking back from the store, laughing about something ridiculous Max had said earlier, when Mira’s phone buzzed.Lisa.She rarely called.Mira answered immediately. “Hey—”But it wasn’t Lisa speaking.It was a scuffle.Breathing.A sharp, panicked sound.Then a voice.Him.“Stop ignoring me!”Mira’s blood ran cold.“Lisa?!” she shouted into the phone.The line cut.Ethan didn’t ask questions.He was already running.At the Side Street Near the ParkLisa had walked to the s

CRACK IN THE GLASS

Chapter 66 Something was off.Mira noticed it first in the quiet.Lisa wasn’t loud anymore.She wasn’t blasting music. She wasn’t bouncing into rooms unannounced. She wasn’t flopping dramatically onto beds.She was… watching.Watching Ethan. Watching Mira. Watching the space between them.And smiling just a little too late when someone said her name.********It happened on a warm Thursday evening.The sky was turning orange, the air thick and slow, and Lisa was sitting alone in the backyard sketching half-hearted lines across her page.Max walked over, unusually serious.No exaggerated swagger. No flirty grin.Just him.“Can we talk?” he asked.Lisa looked up. “About?”“Us.”Her stomach tightened.There was no “us.”Not really.Max sat down across from her, hands clasped together.“I like you,” he said plainly. “Not just beach-day like you. Not just funny, cool sister-friend like you. I really like you.”Lisa stared at him.He looked nervous.That was new.“I know you’ve been going

THINGS WE DON'T SEE

Chapter 67 Mira’s arm wasn’t broken.Just badly sprained.The doctor called it “a lucky fall.”Ethan didn’t.He hadn’t let go of her hand the entire hospital visit.Lisa sat quietly in the waiting area, knees pressed together, fingers twisting the edge of her sleeve.She looked shaken.She looked guilty.She looked like someone who had made a mistake.No one suspected more than that.And that was the problem.The Shift No One NamedThe house adjusted again.Careful footsteps on the stairs. Extra pillows on Mira’s bed. Dennis installing anti-slip grips.Katie hovering.Ethan practically living next door.Lisa became helpful.Too helpful.She brought Mira water. Carried her sketchbook downstairs. Offered to help her shower.“I feel bad,” she kept saying. “I should’ve been more careful.”Mira hugged her once. “It wasn’t your fault.”Lisa nodded.And smiled.The First Small ThingIt started subtle.Mira’s phone disappeared for two hours.They tore the house apart looking for it.Lisa fou

WHEN THE TRUTH FINALLY BREAKS OUT

Chapter 68 Max didn’t wait long.He couldn’t.The image of that notebook page was burned into his mind.The neat handwriting. The bullet points. The casual cruelty.He sat on Mira’s bed while she dried her hair from her shower, trying to steady his breathing.“You okay?” she asked, noticing his expression.“No,” he said honestly.Mira frowned. “What happened?”He locked the bedroom door quietly.Not dramatic. Not loud.Just careful.“Mira… I need you to promise me something.”Her stomach tightened. “What?”“Promise me you won’t defend her until you hear everything.”Her face shifted instantly.“Defend who?”He swallowed.“Lisa.”Silence filled the room.Mira let out a small, disbelieving laugh. “Max, if this is about her ignoring you—”“It’s not,” he interrupted.His voice was too serious.Too steady.She stopped smiling.“What are you talking about?”Max pulled out his phone.Opened the picture.And handed it to her.Mira glanced down casually at first.Then she read the title.Thin

A SECOND CHANCE

CHAPTER 69Months had passed.The house had adjusted to Lisa’s absence. Mira’s laughter was lighter again, unshadowed by whispered doubts or strange accidents.Dennis had been firm: Lisa wasn’t coming back until she’d had therapy, until she’d shown real effort, and until Mira and the rest of the family were ready.Katie checked on her daughter regularly, exchanging updates over video calls. Mira visited Lisa once a week, cautiously, seeing her slowly rebuild herself in boarding school.And now, finally, Dennis had said yes.Lisa could come home.HomecomingThe afternoon she returned, Mira waited in the living room, fidgeting. The door creaked, and Lisa stepped in, her suitcase behind her.She looked different. Matured. Softer. More careful in her movements. She didn’t burst in laughing or throw herself onto Mira’s bed. She simply walked in, eyes full of uncertainty.“Mira…” she said softly.Mira ran forward and hugged her tightly. “You’re back.”“I am,” Lisa whispered, holding on. “An

CUM ON MY FACE

CHAPTER 69The days after the beach felt… different.Not dramatic. Not overwhelming.Just quietly new.Lisa woke up the next morning staring at her ceiling, replaying everything.Max’s voice.His careful words.The way he had paused before reaching for her hand.It hadn’t been rushed. It hadn’t been like before.It was real.And that terrified her just as much as it excited her.Downstairs, the house was already alive with soft morning noise. Plates clinked in the kitchen. Mira’s laughter drifted through the hallway.Lisa hesitated at the top of the stairs.Before, she would’ve run down, loud and carefree, demanding attention.Now… she took a breath and walked slowly.Mira spotted her first.“Well,” she said, grinning, leaning against the counter, “someone looks like they didn’t sleep.”Lisa rolled her eyes, but a smile tugged at her lips. “I slept.”“Barely,” Mira teased.Katie glanced between them knowingly. “Should I ask, or should I pretend I don’t already know?”Lisa groaned. “Pl

SOMETHING NEW, SOMETHING MISSING

Chapter 70 — The evening air felt soft as Mira and Lisa walked back home from the beach.Their slippers dragged lightly against the pavement, sand still clinging stubbornly to their ankles. Lisa looked… lighter. Not the forced lightness she used to wear like a mask—but something real this time.“So,” Mira nudged her playfully, “you and Max, huh?”Lisa’s cheeks flushed instantly. “Don’t start.”“I’m not starting anything,” Mira grinned. “I just want details.”Lisa laughed quietly, hugging herself. “He was… different. Not playful. Just real.”Mira nodded. “That’s Max when he actually cares.”Lisa glanced at her. “You think this can work?”“I think,” Mira said thoughtfully, “you just have to not mess it up this time.”Lisa winced slightly. “Fair.”They both laughed.For a moment, everything felt… normal again.The Living RoomAs they stepped into the house, laughter greeted them.Warm. Familiar. Unexpected.Mira paused.Her dad, Dennis, was sitting on the couch beside Katie, both of the

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