a's

e fourth brother-quieter than the others, with dark hair that fell over his eyes and an i

glaring at me with open hostility. His exp

ent. Maybe not al

ut shaky. "I don't

it for the bus." He held out a spa

ensely my knees felt weak. "Than

with the strap. Kai watched me struggle for a moment before rea

breath caught. His scent hit me then: leather and something darker,

n. Not with

from last night flaring back to life. My nipples tightened against my

cond-dark, unreadable-before he t

he said

g. I could feel the heat radiating off his body even through his leather jacket. When I c

I put m

id, his voice ro

could feel the solid muscle beneath. My thighs pressed against his, and tha

He's my stepbrot

about the proximity, the warmth, the solid male pr

-and suddenly jerked

ward, landing hard on the driveway. Pain exploded through my ta

d, breathless

sympathy was gone. In its place was cold amusem

oment, just so I could hear him clearly. "You're pathetic. Desperate

ut I refused to let th

ll on his lips. "Consider it a lesson, step-sister. We're not your frie

aching in all the wrong ways-bruised from the fall, but still

? And why does my body stil

as my tailbone, my hoodie doing nothing to hid

y God, the

the school doors. Her excitement was infectiou

, no

lled me aside, her eyes sparkling. "

ipped. "Wha

tell him what they want." Maya waggled her eyebrows. "Apparently,

d to my fa

, Aria. You've been crushing on

e need that hadn't gone away even after last night. Mayb

d make this f

d myself say.

chickened out ninety-nine. But Maya kept pushing me

m and half the cheerleading squad.

ink. Jus

my voice barely

se gorgeous eyes f

e were staring. I could

He lik

alk to you,

d back in his chai

everyone could hear it. The words

have sex

teria we

brows shot

od, what did

m so wet and I need someone like you to be wi

l chuckle, but a full, loud laugh

for everyone to hear. "You-Aria whatever-your-name-i

ed around us.

Especially inexperienced ones who probably don't even know what they're asking f

hat?" someone whi

u beli

athe

er. Phones came out, r

ne called after me as I turned to run. "

fingers and cruel smiles, out into the hallway.

have

mall, so stupid, so