Puck Me, Stepbrother

on's

have st

ke they belong in some fancy movie about rich people's problems. Everything here screams money. The stone walls ar

n my pocket-anoth

ember to smile and talk to people.

bout marrying Richard Hayes that she thinks everything will be perfect now. She keeps talking abou

nderstand is that

ace where everything smells like old fabric softener and costs five dollars. Around me, other students walk by in clo

like

to myself. "Just find your c

've been lost twice already, and I'm starting to panic. Economics class starts

s clicking on the stone path. They're laughing abou

wore to the party last w

e, where did she ev

take in my clothes. One of them whispers something

tly what I w

the time. Seven minut

x. I should skip it, but I barely slept last night, and I need the caffeine if I'm going to su

coffee that's way too hot and costs way too much. But at l

myself, checking the map again while walking

again. Another

out! This is a fresh start for

ears. After Dad died, she worked herself to death just to keep us going. She deserves thi

I have to suffer

en I realize I'm going too fast. There's a corner coming up

AS

something solid and warm. My coffee cup flies out of my hands like it has wings, and hot coffee goes everywhere. I mean everywh

ing down at my now c

I loo

Oh no

tall, maybe six feet, with broad shoulders that fill out his expensive-looking shirt perfectly. His hair is this perfe

that would be beautiful if they weren't currently look

like I can somehow fix this mess. "I didn't s

idding me

girls melt. But there's nothing attractive about the way he's lookin

tained shirt that probably cost ten dollars new. I watch his face change as he pu

her students have stopped walking. They're staring, whis

Blackridge, and I'm alr

I try again. "Maybe I ca

hs, but it's not a ni

g to see what happens next. I can feel their eyes on me, judging my cl

orst nightma

n his expression. His mouth curves into a smile that makes my stomach drop to

voice carrying in the quiet

. Everything about his tone, his expression, the way he's lo

nt from bad to

gorgeous stranger is about