All Chapters of Shared by the brothers : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The music from my brother's birthday party was still thumping downstairs, but up in Jace Hayes's old bedroom, it was quiet enough to hear my heart pounding. "You shouldn't be up here, Aria." Jace stood by the window, his hands in his pockets, looking at me like he had for ten years — like I was something precious he wasn't allowed to touch. I had been in love with Jace since I was fifteen. He was my brother Michael's best friend. The boy who taught me how to throw a football, who let me ride on the back of his first motorcycle, who always saved me the last slice of pizza. And for ten years, he told me I was too young. "I'm twenty-two now, Jace," I said, my voice shaking. "I'm not a little girl anymore." His eyes dropped to my dress. It was simple and black, but the way he looked at me made me feel like it was something more. "You have no idea what you do to me, do you?" he whispered. He crossed the room in two steps. The space between us disappeared. I could smell his cologne — t

I didn't sleep after the birthday party. How could I?Ethan's words kept replaying in my head. _My brother and I are going to have a talk. And then we're going to come find you._Jace had driven me home in silence, his hands tight on the steering wheel. He kept looking at me like he wanted to say something, but every time he opened his mouth, he stopped himself.Now it was midnight and there was a soft knock on my apartment door.I knew who it was before I opened it.Jace stood there, alone. His hair was still messy. He looked like he hadn't slept either."Can I come in?" he asked.I stepped aside. He walked in, but he didn't sit down. He just stared at me."Aria, what did Ethan say to you upstairs?" His voice was strained.I swallowed. "Nothing. He was just... being Ethan.""Don't lie to me." Jace stepped closer. "I know my brother. I saw the way he looked at you at the party. The way he's ALWAYS looked at you."My heart started pounding. "Jace...""I've been in love with you for ten

I had agreed to one week of being theirs. Both of theirs.Jace drove me back to campus like nothing had happened, but everything had happened. Ethan sat in the back seat with me this time, his leg pressing against mine, his hand resting on the seat behind me, not touching, but close enough that I could feel the heat."You have class until 3pm," Ethan said, looking at my schedule on my phone. He had taken my phone and added his fingerprint to it. "Jace will pick you up at 3:15pm. Don't be late.""I can take the bus," I said quickly."No," both of them said at the same time.Jace looked at me in the mirror. "We take care of what's ours, Aria. That's part of the deal."When we got to campus, Chloe was waiting by my building with her mouth open. She stared at the Range Rover, then at my necklace."Aria Hayes?" she mouthed. I shook my head violently. Not Hayes. Not yet.I got out of the car fast. Ethan rolled the window down. "3:15pm, little one. Wear the necklace."I walked away without l

I woke up in Ethan's penthouse on his couch. Alone, with a blanket over me.Ethan was in the kitchen, on the phone, speaking low. "No, cancel the morning meeting. I said cancel it. I don't care."He saw I was awake and hung up immediately."Morning, little one," he said. His hair was messy from sleep. He had taken his shirt off. I tried not to stare at his chest."What time is it?" I asked, sitting up fast. My dress was wrinkled. My lips were still swollen from his kiss."7:30am," he said. "You fell asleep. You were tired.""7:30am? My class is at 8am!" I jumped up. "Ethan, you should have woken me!""I liked watching you sleep," he said calmly. "You drool a little."My face went red. "I do not!"He smiled. "You do. It's cute." He walked to me and fixed my necklace, which had twisted in the night. "Jace will take you to class. He's downstairs.""Jace is here?""He came at 7am to make sure you were okay," Ethan said, his jaw tight for a second. "He didn't like that you slept here."As

"I KNEW IT! I followed your cars! Aria cole! Are you in there with BOTH of them?! I am LIVE!"Chloe's voice cracked through the glass door. Her phone's red LIVE dot blinked.Inside the lake house, I couldn't breathe."Turn it off!" I screamed at the window. "Chloe, turn it OFF!"But she didn't. She held her phone higher. I could see the comments on her screen from where I stood._OMG that's the Hayes brothers house???__She is with BOTH??__Is that Aria from Econ 101?_My legs gave out. Jace caught me before I hit the floor.Ethan was already at the door. He yanked it open. Cold lake air rushed in."Chloe. Give me the phone," he said, his voice deadly calm.Chloe stepped back, still filming. She was shaking, but not from cold. From excitement. "Ethan, everyone is watching! The whole campus group chat is watching! They said - they said you were sharing her - I didn't believe -""Chloe, please," I cried, pushing past Ethan. I was still in his hoodie and Jace's jacket, dress wrinkled, ha