All Chapters of Saved by Brother's Best Friend: Chapter 181 - Chapter 184

Marianna"STOP!"I screamed the word. It was echoing off the bedroom walls.I didn't wait for him to process it. I shoved him with every ounce of strength I possessed. My hands slammed into his chest, bucking my hips violently to dislodge him.Marcus was caught off guard by the sheer, feral panic of my reaction. He fell backward, tumbling off the side of the bed with a heavy thud, pulling the sheets down with him.I scrambled backward across the mattress, pressing my spine into the headboard. I pulled my knees to my chest, gasping for air, my whole body shaking so violently my teeth were chattering. The physical pain between my legs was a dull, throbbing ache.Marcus sat up on the floor, looking compl

MariannaI didn't go to the internship on Monday.When my alarm went off at 5:00 a.m., piercing the stale, suffocating air of my bedroom, I didn't even flinch. I just lay there on my side, staring at the digital clock face until the numbers blurred into a glowing red smear. My phone buzzed on the nightstand a few minutes later. Renate. Then Chloe. Then Jill.I picked up the phone. My fingers felt like heavy, uncoordinated sausages. I opened my message thread with Renate and typed: Woke up with a severe fever and vomiting. Highly contagious. Cannot come in. So sorry.I sent a variation of the same lie to Jill, adding: Do not come over. I don't want you catching this before your practicals. I am just going to sleep it off.Jill text