All Chapters of My Sister's Boyfriend Shouldn't Know How I Ta$te : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

I woke to the relentless buzzing of my alarm. I grunted and reached for my phone, but it sat farther away than I expected. Instead, I grabbed my pillow and draped it over my head.I didn’t want to wake up. All I wanted was to stay in bed and cry my heart out. Every lingering second dragged back the memories I’d tried so hard to bury. The sharp, hollow ache of being betrayed by people I once trusted still cut deep.And I couldn’t bear to imagine how completely it would shatter Lisa if she ever found out about Kane and me. My heart throbbed painfully at the thought. I needed to do something—figure out a way to walk away before this tangled mess tightened any further around us.Kane had saved me. I still struggled to believe it, and now I had no idea how to feel about him. Thank him? Or keep hating him for taking advantage of my desperation? I grunted, flung the pillow against the white wall, and dragged myself out of bed toward the bathroom.My shower was quick. As soon as I finished, I

Kane’s povI growled into Bella’s mouth and deepened the kiss, claiming her with a hunger that had been building for far too long. With how suddenly I took her, I expected some resistance, some pushback, but to my surprise she did not push me away.Instead she responded to the kiss, meeting the force of it, as if she felt every turbulent emotion roaring through me in that moment. Her lips parted under mine, soft, and the taste of her only fed the fire already burning in my chest.Just the thought of Bella in the arms of another man, being kissed the way I was kissing her now, made my stomach churn with pure rage. I hated how she made me want her even before I could admit it to myself.I hated something else even more—the fact that I could no longer tell where desire ended and something far more dangerous began.Bella had gotten beneath my skin without permission. She occupied my thoughts when she wasn’t around, irritated me when she challenged me, and somehow managed to make me care a

**Bella’s POV**I watched Kane approach us, and I could tell he was fighting the urge to rip Steve’s hands off me. His steps were heavy, each one echoing the silent rage only I could feel.I gulped and tried to pull my arm free, but Steve didn’t understand. He held on tighter, as if I might disappear the moment he let go.“Are you okay?” Steve asked, clearly noticing how pale I’d become. I gave him a nervous smile, my eyes darting back to Kane. He was only a few steps away now.I yanked my hand from Steve’s grip with all the strength I could muster, rubbing my arm as if it actually hurt. “That hurts,” I muttered, and watched fear flicker across Steve’s face.“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to be rough.” His apology sounded more sincere than anything I’d ever heard from him.Steve was my childhood friend and first love. We’d grown up in the same neighborhood, played together, eaten together—like family. If I’d ever had anyone to confide in, it was him.Back then we were inseparable. We did e

**Bella’s POV**I watched Kane pull his pants up to his waist and buckle them. He straightened his shirt, ran his hands through his hair, and walked out of the room without a backward glance.I stayed there, still leaning against the wall. The second the door clicked shut it was as if he’d taken the last of my strength with him. My knees gave out and I slid to the floor.The weight of reality crushed down hard. My heart felt shattered under the bitter truth of what we were—what *I* was letting us be. Still, deep down, I couldn’t bring myself to truly hate him. I couldn’t even make myself seriously consider leaving. I was hooked long before I understood it, and every part of me still wanted him, no matter how wrong it was. The warm liquid that slipped from between my legs and trailed down my thigh was a cruel reminder of everything I wished could be real instead of this terrible secret I couldn’t claw my way out of even if I tried.Using whatever strength I had left, I pushed myself of

Bella’s POV“What is he doing here?” Steve’s question echoed, and a chill ran down my spine. My heart pounded erratically in my chest. I searched my mind, but nothing came.What was I supposed to tell him to get out of this mess? I couldn’t let Steve figure out the reason behind our closeness. I needed to think of something… anything.“Uh…” I began. A half-laugh rolled off my lips before I could stop it. I was terrified of the truth coming out. “Right… Kane.” I glanced back at him. He wore a nonchalant, carefree smile.Seriously? He was going to keep up that act like nothing was about to happen?“Kane is Lisa’s fiancé.” I breathed out the only words I could manage, only to earn a raised brow from Steve.“Fiancé?” he repeated. I nodded continuously. His gaze darted to Kane before landing on me again. He didn’t look completely convinced.“Then why are you with him?”My mouth dropped open the moment those words left his lips. Instinct kicked in. I jumped forward and began leading Steve a