Forbidden Romance With My Stepbrother
I nodded, watching him disappear down the hall, and then slipped into class.
That’s when I saw Nessa, perched two rows ahead, like she owned the room. She flicked a glance over her shoulder, her mouth curving in that same poisonous smile. If looks could kill, I would have set her hair on fire right there but the teacher walked in, and I forced myself still, nails digging into my notebook instead of her skin.
The whispers might have followed me, but so did the memory of Maverick’s steady voice, telling me not to break and I wasn’t going to. Not yet.