Haru has finally revealed his forbidden feelings to his older stepbrother Aiden, which, to his amazement, is reciprocated. Now the couple has been dating for six months, and after a grueling exam period, the two, along with their brothers, head over to Japan for a much-needed, long overdue winter vacation. Just when Haru is beginning to enjoy the trip and his blossoming relationship with Aiden, the appearance of Aiden’s old flame threatens to destroy Haru’s newfound happiness. Adding to the already unpleasant situation is the emergence of changes in two of his other stepbrothers’ behavior toward him, which confuses Haru, stirring up different sorts of emotions within him that are hard to explain. Haru My right hand was shaking like crazy by the time I was done with the essay, at the same time the exam proctor’s voice echoed across the hall. “Time’s up. Pens down, please.” I gladly loosened my grip, with the pen landing on the sheet of paper on the desk with a light thud. I groaned
Haru Done and dressed in pajamas about ten minutes later, now feeling fresh and clean, I returned to my room, only to see Isaac there. He was taking out my clothes from the drawers and leaving them on the bed. I asked, “What are you doing?” Isaac looked at me for a moment and then said, “Exam period is over, isn’t it?” I raised a brow. “Yeah. But what does that have to do with you doing that?” I pointed to my clothes on the bed. “Or are you so pumped for the trip that you decided to help me pack? But seriously, I don’t need that many clothes for the trip. We’re only going for three weeks.” Isaac laughed as he waved my reasoning aside. “That’s not it, Haru. I’m helping you move.” He grinned cheekily. “Aren’t I a great bro?” I still didn’t understand what he meant and asked, “Move?” “To Aiden’s room,” he said. “You guys are practically husband and wife now, so it’s strange for you two to sleep in separate rooms.” Heat rushed to my face, and I stammered, “It’s not strange. We’re
Aiden After closing Haru’s bedroom door behind him, Aiden went into the kitchen. He needed a drink, preferably something cold and alcoholic, to cool the sexual heat that had enthusiastically reared its head the moment his lips had touched Haru’s moments ago. He opened the fridge door and searched for a can of beer but found none. He had forgotten they had just finished the last of the batch at dinner. “Damn,” he muttered. “Are you pissed with me?” Reo said. Aiden turned to see his stepbrother standing at the door of the kitchen. He raised a brow and asked, “That you took the last beer or that you mentioned Haru is too young for marriage?” Reo looked confused for a moment and then laughed loudly. Once he calmed down, he came to sit on one of the chairs surrounding the dining table. More serious now, he said, “The latter, obviously.” He paused as he looked at Aiden. “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean it like I don’t want Haru to tie the knot with you or anything. It’s just that…” He lapsed
Haru I hadn’t a clue why I felt so hot and stuffy, my body being squeezed like a pancake against the wall, until I opened my eyes and saw the gorgeous face of Aiden inches from mine, his arms wrapped tight around me. I simply stared, dumbfounded. When did he come into my room and climb into my bed? Did he even realize I was still pissed with him from yesterday? I shifted, since my body felt numb, but Aiden only tightened his hold on me in response. “Aiden,” I said, tapping my hand on his shoulder. “Aiden. I can’t move.” Aiden opened his eyes, and the moment he saw me, he gave me a warm smile, which made my heart skip. “Good morning, Haru.” I pushed on his broad chest as I muttered, “Don’t you ‘good morning’ me. Move. My body is numb.” “Sorry,” he said, releasing me from his tight embrace. “Your bed is small.” “It’s a single bed,” I said, stretching my arms out. “What do you expect?” I sat up and then turned to look at Aiden, who now had one arm propped on the pillow as he laz
Aiden Despite the fact that he hadn’t yet had his fill of Haru, Aiden mustered enough willpower to move out of bed. They had a lot to do before their departure at midnight tonight, after all. Haru was just pulling on his pajama shirt when Aiden took one glance at him and instantly lost his self-control. He leaned down and claimed the boy’s lips, kissing him deeply and passionately. He even plunged in his tongue for good measure. It was only when Haru pushed him back in annoyance that Aiden reluctantly let go. “I swear if you keep kissing me like that, I’ll faint one day,” Haru said. “Do you really need to squeeze me so tight when we kiss?” Aiden chuckled. “Do you dislike it?” Haru blushed and shook his head. “No, not really.” Aiden grinned. “Then one more.” Before Haru could even protest, he claimed the boy’s lips, and when he was done and shifted back, Haru was breathless and dazed, again. Aiden stroked the backs of his fingers against Haru’s cheeks as he said, “The look on yo
Haru We landed in Narita International Airport, Tokyo, without a hitch, and after going through customs and immigration, we gathered our luggage and headed out, taking the shuttle to our hotel right in the heart of Shinjuku, where we’d be staying for two days before taking a bullet train to Kyoto, where we’d spend another two days. After that, it’d be a domestic flight over to Sapporo in Hokkaido, where we’d then take a train to a remote little town called Aoi, where we’d stay with Uncle Jin for seven days. After that, we’d fly over to Jeju Island and then Seoul in South Korea, where we’d spend the remaining days exploring the cities and what they had to offer before heading back home. “Seriously, why do I have to share a room with Noah and Connor?” Isaac muttered as we headed into the elevator after checking into the five-star hotel. “Haru, you wanna swap?” I wondered if Isaac was going to complain nonstop about being around Connor during the whole trip. I thought the two got alon
Haru I put my luggage next to Aiden’s and then came over to stand beside him. “Wow! There’s Tokyo Tower. The view is amazing.” Aiden wrapped his arms around me and planted a kiss on my forehead. “It is a nice view. Let’s enjoy it.” I turned my gaze to him and, with a grin on my face, nodded. “Yeah.” Aiden moved back and then said, “I need a shower.” “Me, too. But you go first.” Aiden nodded and then went to his luggage and took out what he needed. Just as he disappeared into the bathroom, there was furious knocking at the door. “Haru?” It was Isaac’s voice. I sighed. “What now?” I muttered under my breath as I headed to the door. “Haru? Can you hear me? Haru?” Isaac called out insistently. I opened the door and said, “Don’t be so loud. You’re disturbing other people.” Isaac came barging into the room, his eyes large as he scanned the place. “Whoa! Yours is awesome. A king-sized bed! Ours has three single beds.” “Yeah, but I’m sharing it with Aiden,” I said. “And we’re not
Haru Aiden said to me, “Your turn.” I nodded and then headed into the bathroom where I spent the next ten minutes enjoying the shower. Boy, was I glad Aiden had booked us a Western-style hotel for our first few nights. I wasn’t fully prepared for a public bathroom yet, as Japanese accommodations seemed to offer. Even though I was born in Japan, I was raised in the United States, so an open public bathroom with strangers was definitely foreign to me. After dressing in a pair of jeans and a sweater, I headed out the door, seeing not only Mason and Reo in our room, but Noah and Connor as well. All of them had showered and changed. What was this? Was our room a gathering hall or something? When Isaac finally showed up, recently showered and changed as well, we headed out and explored Shinjuku to our heart’s content. Luckily, we didn’t need an interpreter or a tour guide, since me, Reo, and surprisingly enough, Connor, were fluent in Japanese. On our way to one of the ramen shops, I n
MasonMason felt his stomach churning sickly when he received the text message from Haru. It said: Mason, just want to let you know I’m on St. Joseph Island with Noah. Please don’t worry about me. I’m fine.He could only stare at the message. Just how the hell did Haru end up on St. Joseph Island with Noah?He texted back, demanding answers. Haru promptly replied with: Something happened and Noah brought me here with him. Everything is fine. Please don’t worry about me.Just how was everything fine when he was on St. Joseph Island with Noah alone? Mason wondered. That bastard second brother of theirs was undoubtedly going to confess to Haru and then fuck the hell out of the boy; he knew it.Fuck! He clicked on Haru’s name and pushed on the call button, but it went unanswered. Haru was probably busy talking to Aiden.Mason raked his fingers
HaruNoah was such a good kisser, and despite my experience learned from Aiden, I still found it hard to keep up with him. He was vigorous and intense; every tongue stroke, caress, and lick was exquisite, sending ripples of pleasure surging through me and driving me mindless.I shuddered, a flourish swirl of bliss dancing inside me as he stroked his tongue around mine in one full motion, feeling all of me, and then sucking at me. Meanwhile, his hand hotly trailed down my body to my already hard cock, and he groped it in his palm.“Ngh...” I groaned out softly, loving the way he was caressing me down there.When he finally released my mouth, allowing me to breathe properly, he turned his attention to my neck where he then kissed, sucked, and licked my skin.I wrapped my arms around him, just feeling his body against me, loving the heat exuding from him and the hardness of his form. He felt stern
NoahIn the en suite, Noah made quick work of showering and cleaning himself up, making sure his body was properly washed off. He was pedantic about smelling nice and fresh, too. When he was done fifteen minutes later, he wiped himself dry with a fluffy white towel and then headed out the door, stark naked.He was grinning from ear to ear when he was back in the bedroom, and his smile became even wider when he saw Haru did a double take at him.“What... What the heck...” Haru uttered, his eyes large and his face flushing hot.Stroking his wet, dark hair back with his fingers, Noah eyed the boy and noted that Haru wasn’t wearing what he had offered him earlier. The boy had donned one of Noah’s navy with white striped work shirts he usually wore under his suit jacket.Fuck! Just holy fuck, but Haru was so cute wearing his shirt that was way too big for him. It looked like the boy was
NoahNoah was grinning widely like a Cheshire cat when he walked out of the elevator, his hand clasping firmly over Haru’s who was beside him.“I heard they have nice food here,” he said as they headed toward the entrance of the restaurant located on the fifth floor of The Princeton Hotel and Resort. “You’ll like it.”“Ugh! I’m so hungry, I can eat anything,” Haru said.A maître d' took them to a table that had a great view of the ocean to the left and the small, picturesque town of South Hampton to the right. As Haru made himself comfortable and scanned over the menu, Noah shifted his gaze across the restaurant, not because he was interested in how luxurious the place was, but because he wanted to ensure none of his colleagues were dining here. He didn’t want to bump into any of them, after all, especially now that he had Haru with him. He wanted to h
HaruI saw the pain expressing in his eyes and his face darkened. He said, his voice cold, “If you don’t want to have anything to do with me, then I’ll leave the apartment. I won’t be a part of the family anymore.”I felt sick to my stomach at hearing this. That meant he already had a backup plan. Typical of Noah.“What about your job with Uncle Jin?” I asked. “Are you going to break your promise to him just like that?”“I don’t usually break my promises, Haru, but in this case, I will have to make an exception. I’ll call Uncle Jin and explain everything to him.”“You’re an idiot,” I said. “Just because of me, you’d throw away your future to help run a big company that makes millions?”He chuckled. “Yeah. When it comes to you, I’d throw everything away, even my life. I&rs
HaruI had no idea how I got here and how the fuck it happened, but here I was, standing in the foyer of The Princeton Hotel on St. Joseph Island, looking around the elegant place like a lost little lamb. Meanwhile, Noah was checking in at the reception.Fuck! Just what the fuck?I took in a deep breath for a moment, working on collecting myself.It had only been four hours ago when Noah just suddenly turned up at The BlueSky where Sean and I were having lunch. I must admit it had been great, with us chatting about Aki and Sean’s puppies and kittens, but then it all turned to custard when Noah appeared as if out of thin air.It had all been a whirlwind when Noah dragged me out of the restaurant and then into his car, and then we were on the ferry—where I had ranted about how stupid Noah was and he about how stupid I was and us arguing over each other during the whole journey. And now h
Noah“I can’t believe you’re going to St. Joseph Island,” Isaac said, grinning. “If it’s nice there, maybe we all could go there some weekend, you know, for breaks and have some fun?”Noah snorted. He reached out and ruffled Isaac’s bed hair. The boy had just gotten up, having spent the night sleeping there on the sofa.“You’re always looking for fun, aren’t you, Isaac?” Connor asked from the across the room. The man was busy cooking breakfast: French toast with bacon.“Well, fun is fun, isn’t it?” Isaac said, his eyes glued to the French toast Connor was transferring from the hot pan onto the plate.“Then I’ll be tagging along,” Connor said. “Tell me when you guys are going there. St. Joseph Island is beautiful, especially in spring.”“Really?” Isaac asked as he go
HaruAfter Aiden left the room, I turned on my side and resumed my sleep. I was dead tired, after all, and was damn glad I didn’t have any classes today. I just knew I wouldn’t be able to make it, that was for sure. Aiden had been a demon last night. I couldn’t believe he had gone all out and fucked me so many times.I found myself smiling, though, when I thought about him and how much he wanted and loved me.I sighed deeply in that content way and then shut my eyes, and soon, I fell asleep again. When I next woke up, it was to feel a pair of lips on mine and a hot tongue sneaking its way into my mouth. I fluttered my eyes open, wondering if Aiden had returned.My gaze came to rest on a gorgeous face with a pair of gold-brown eyes, and I felt a gentle hand cupping the side of my face. Mason?I gasped and was about to utter his name out loud when his tongue invaded my mouth and be
Aiden“Where are you taking me?” Haru asked.Aiden gave the boy a smile. “Let’s continue this on the bed. Doing it in the bathtub is a bit difficult.”“Oh,” Haru expressed. “But we’re wet.”Aiden, his eyes dark, gazed at Haru, taking in the sight of the boy wet from head to toe, his milky skin smooth with droplets of water beading on him. He must admit the boy was exquisitely beautiful, and the sight turned him on even more. Now he understood the charm of seeing one’s partner naked and soaking wet. It was fucking sexy. He wondered, too, if Haru found him hot like this. Naked, muscles taut with sexual tension, and his skin beading with water droplets.He got his answer when he put the boy on the bed and saw Haru slowly, as if taking his time, drifting his gaze from his face to his cock, which had already sprung back to life.&ldquo