All Chapters of My Stepbrother's Forbidden Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 3

Elena’s POV“Oh my God, Elena! I’m so sorry!”Sophie’s startled cry echoed through the sitting room just as red wine spilled across the front of my pale blue dress.I froze.My breath caught high in my throat. The wine dripped slowly down the bodice, seeping between my breasts, soaking the fabric against my stomach. I could feel every drop.She immediately dropped the empty glass onto the table and rushed toward me, her eyes wide with exaggerated concern.“Look at what I’ve done!” she gasped, pressing a hand over her mouth. “I’m such a mess today.”I stared at the spreading stain, unable to believe what had just happened.Sophie Bennett had been part of Adrian Williams’s life since childhood. At twenty-four, she was beautiful, wealthy, and effortlessly charming, the kind of woman people admired before she even opened her mouth. She and Adrian had grown up together, and their families had long expected their closeness to become something more permanent. Even when their relationship bec

Elena’s POVMorning light slid through the sheer curtains like it had every right to be there, soft and golden and completely indifferent to the wreckage inside my chest. I hadn’t slept. Not really. Every time my eyes closed, Adrian’s laugh rolled through the dark hallway again,warm, easy, utterly certain. *Elena? Come on. She sees me as her brother. That’s all it’s ever been.*I pressed my hands against my eyes until colors burst behind the lids. The gold necklace he’d given me last night still lay on the nightstand, the tiny open book pendant catching the light. I reached for it before I could stop myself, fingers curling around the cool metal. *For the girl who never stopped turning pages, even when the story hurt.*He had spoken those words with such quiet care. His fingers had brushed my cheek for half a second too long. Then he had called me little sister and walked away to laugh about the possibility that I might love him. The contrast made me feel sick.I sat up slowly.