All Chapters of FORBIDDEN FLAMES ;Touch Me Like A Sin: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

I woke up the next morning with a headache that felt like someone was hammering nails into my skull. The room spun when I tried to sit up, and a wave of nausea pinned me back against the pillows. My eyes were swollen from last night’s tears, my throat raw, and every inch of me ached with exhaustion, I couldn't even think about school the memories of Jayden’s voice—low, hoarse, praising her—still echoed in my head like a curse I couldn’t shake.I stayed in bed, staring at the ceiling, too drained to move i didn’t want to bother the nanny she’d only returned from her family emergency yesterday. Let her rest I could handle this alone, like everything else lately sometime later, I heard Jayden’s door open down the hall, followed by his footsteps descending the stairs. My chest tightened at the sound good leave, don’t come near me.A soft knock pulled me from my thoughts the driver, Mr. Gomez, stood politely at my door.“Young master Troy, you’re not ready for school, is everything alri

The celebration was in full swing, laughter and clinking glasses filling every corner of the house, when Dad waved us over with a proud grin. “Come here, kids. I want you to properly greet my best friend and business partner.”We followed him across the room to Mr. Enzo Williams, a tall, charismatic man with a warm smile and sharp eyes that seemed to notice everything. Dad placed a hand on each of our shoulders.“Enzo, I know it’s been years, but these are my three adorable children a quick re-introduction won’t hurt.” Dad chuckled lightly. “This is Marbel, our brilliant eldest. Jayden, and Troy.”Mr. Enzo’s face lit up with genuine amusement. “Wow! You kids have grown so fast I still remember when you were little ones running around the house, causing chaos now look at you — all big and too cool to chase after your Uncle Enzo anymore.”We laughed as he pulled us into firm handshakes and hugs . “I’m Uncle Enzo Williams, your dad’s best friend since childhood and current business par

(Jayden’s POV)I couldn’t sleep, the house was dead silent after Mom’s little celebration, but my blood was still boiling. Sophia’s face kept flickering in my mind — pretty, innocent, safe, the kind of girl who would make our parents proud and look perfect in family photos i should’ve wanted her i tried to want her but.The only person who truly set my veins on fire was the one I wasn’t supposed to touch my stupid dumb little brother.My little brother my filthy, addictive secret the boy whose body trembled under my hands like it was made for me. The one who cried so prettily when I broke his heart, then still got hard for me in the dark.I smirked into the darkness, my cock already half-hard just thinking about the way his eyes had burned tonight. Every time I smiled at Sophia, every time I leaned in close and made her laugh, Troy’s jealousy had rolled off him in waves. He tried to hide it,pathetic I could smell it on him — that bitter, desperate need he hated me, he wanted me.

After Jayden drove away like I was nothing — like I was just some insignificant inconvenience in his life,something inside me finally snapped. I decided to lay low if I wasn’t important to him, then I wouldn’t keep forcing myself into his world no more chasing, nor waiting for scraps of attention. I kept my distance, buried myself in schoolwork, spent more time with my friends, and tried to remember what life felt like before he ruined me but the universe had other plans.That weekend, Mom handed us a generous amount of money with a bright smile. “Go shopping, get whatever you want you all deserve after working so hard.”I tried to escape. “I’ll do mine later let Jayden and Marbel go first.”They wouldn’t hear it. “you are doing this as a family,” Mom insisted. “And you'll be picking up Sophia on the way it’ll be fun!”The moment I heard her name, my stomach dropped like a stone. The wounds I’d been trying to heal ripped open again Sophia,the girl Jayden had looked at with such ea

Some days passed in a blur of forced normalcy, the house felt deceptively peaceful — laughter echoing from the living room, Mom humming in the kitchen, Dad reading his newspaper like nothing in our world was rotting from the inside I tried to vibe with it. I really did but every time Jayden entered a room, my chest tightened like a vice.I’d just finished showering and was walking down the stairs, towel still draped around my neck, when I overheard them.Jayden’s voice, casual but laced with something that made my blood run cold. “What do you think about Sophia, Marbel?”I froze on the staircase, heart slamming against my ribs my chest felt tight, like someone had reached in and squeezed my lungs.Marbel’s reply was thoughtful. “She’s cute, yeah but I don’t know if she’s well-behaved you can’t really tell until you spend more time with someone, we don’t live with her, so it’s hard to say.”“Why do you ask?” she added.Jayden let out a low chuckle that twisted the knife deeper. “I thi