Niffy's Pen 🖋️
All I wanted was to pass my anatomy class.
I never expected one simple request for help to turn my entire life upside down.
At eighteen, I'm the quiet girl who struggles to speak up, avoids attention, and would rather disappear into her textbooks than embarrass herself in front of anyone.
And then there's Noah.
Twenty-five, arrogant, ridiculously confident, and unfortunately, my new stepbrother.
He's also one of the best tutors around.
Asking him for help should have been simple. A few private lessons, better grades, and nothing more.
Except Noah has a way of making me question everything I thought I knew about myself.
Soon, our tutoring sessions become the one thing I look forward to most, and the secret I'm most afraid of anyone discovering.
But secrets have a way of growing.
When Noah's charming best friend, Jace, enters the picture, jealousy begins to complicate everything. My best friend, Mia, starts asking questions I cannot answer, and the arrival of someone unexpected threatens to expose the truth we've worked so hard to hide.
Worst of all, Noah is changing.
The man who once treated our arrangement like a harmless game is becoming increasingly protective, jealous, and unwilling to let me walk away.
I thought the hardest part would be keeping our secret from our family.
I was wrong.
Because somewhere between the lessons, the lies, and the feelings neither of us planned for, I've fallen for the one person I was never supposed to love.
And now, the boy who promised to teach me everything might be the one who breaks my heart.
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