BLAIR’S POV
It felt like the sitting room was suddenly shrinking and then it began to spin. The furniture, the TV and even my mother blurred into nothing as I stared at him. That face. No. No. No. This could not be happening. I tried to swallow but it felt harder than anything. I couldn’t even breathe properly and I was sure everyone could hear my heart beating so loudly. Why was it him? I pinched myself, desperate to wake up from my dream. I must still be sleeping because this could not be my reality. The pain I felt in my hand after I pinched myself made me realize that this was real. I was here, with my mother and the boy I lost my virginity to. Last night, he had kissed me, and we had sex. And now, he was standing there, about to be introduced as my new step-brother. My lips opened to talk but no sounds came out. I looked like a fool, my mouth opening and closing out of shock. Immediately, I looked away, biting down on the insides of my lips. There was no way this was happening to me. Oh, my Goddess, I thought, taking a step back. What have I done? What kind of chaos have I brought into my life? “Kade, this is Blair, my daughter.” My mom’s voice cut through my thoughts. She smiled, completely oblivious to the horror I was feeling inside. “Blair, this is Kade, Robert’s son.” I couldn’t breathe and her introduction was making everything worse. I had slept with my stepbrother! I lost my virginity to him. It was better to die than for me to keep standing here. Kade took a step forward and I slowly looked up at him, his expression unreadable as he extended a hand toward me. “It’s nice to meet you, Blair.” Nice to meet me? Was he kidding? My fingers twitched as I hesitantly placed my hand in his, and the second our skin touched, the memories I couldn’t recall came flashing back. I suddenly remembered his hands on my body last night. I remembered his lips on mine and the way he made me feel things I’d never felt before. I gasped, withdrawing my hand instantly like he had burned me with a hot iron. I barely registered myself mumbling a response. I wasn’t even sure if words had actually left my mouth because my ears were ringing too loudly. Meanwhile, Kade looked completely unaffected. Calm. Like he didn’t even recognize me. Like we hadn’t just slept together. What the hell was going on? My head snapped toward my mom as she smiled. “We have something to share with you both.” Oh Goddess. Let it be that he was not moving in with us anymore. Let it be that I didn’t have to see him again. “Robert and I decided that I should officially move to his pack,” she announced. “I know it’s sudden, but it’s best for us.” My stomach dropped and goosebumps immediately masked my skin. She was moving? Would they leave with him? I could only blink, and when I finally found my voice, I decided to ask. “When are you leaving?” I asked, my voice coming out smaller than I intended. “Tomorrow.” Tomorrow?! My heart skipped. She said it so casually, like she wasn’t about to pack up and possibly leave me alone with the stepbrother I’d just unknowingly slept with. “You and Kade will join us during breaks,” she added. That didn’t make me feel any better. Robert nodded in agreement. “I’m sure the arrangement is not so inconvenient, is it?” I forced myself to shake my head, but inside, I was screaming. I was fucked. As if the situation couldn’t get worse, my mom turned to me with an almost pleading look. “Blair, honey, I was thinking… maybe you and Kade could be roommates for a while. He’s still having issues with accommodations, and it might take some time to get it sorted.” My mouth fell open. Roommates? With Kade? The same guy I was just naked with last night? Before I could speak, Kade shifted beside me, clearing his throat. “Actually, I can stay here. I have a car, and this place isn’t so far from school.” Yes. Perfect. Do that, I thought. Stay away from me. I couldn’t possibly be roommates with him. But his father waved a dismissive hand. “No. Staying with Blair is better. She can help you adjust.” He said. No, please. Kade’s jaw ticked. “I can adjust just fine on my own. I don’t need to move in with her.” “It’s not up for debate,” Robert snapped and the room fell silent. It was obvious they had talked about him moving in with me and that was why he was in a bad mood last night. Oh, he had even told me about it. I was the step-sister he was supposed to babysit. How couldn’t I have pieced together the details? How could I have not suspected? “Blair, just accommodate him for at least a month until we get everything settled.” Robert said, snapping me out of my thoughts. I stared at him, wondering what to say. Could I say no? What would be my reason? My mother would be unhappy and it would look like I didn’t want them together. But then, there was Kade. This was a hard decision to make. One month. That’s all it would take. But could I do it? Could I really live with my stepbrother, the guy I’d slept with, the guy I found so utterly irresistible?BLAIR’S POVKade dropped his box on my bedroom floor with a heavy thud.I knew I shouldn’t be staring as he bent down, but my eyes had a mind of their own. His jeans clung to his body in all the right places, like his ass, and his muscles flexed as he moved.Moon Goddess, please help me. How would I survive living with him for a full month?“Snap out of it!" my wolf growled, dragging me back to reality.I cleared my throat, trying to focus on something other than him. But I had questions, things I needed to ask.I folded my arms. “Did you know?” I asked.Kade didn’t look up at first. He just kept unpacking his things like we weren’t in the most awkward situation in the world. But when he finally turned, his blue eyes looked me over for a second, making my breath hitch before I could stop it.“Know what?” he asked.“That I’m your step-sister.” I responded. “At the bar last night.”“No.”I opened my mouth, ready to say something, but then he beat me to it.“Forget about last night,” He
BLAIR’S POVI sighed as I dropped into my chair in biology class, glancing towards the boys that were laughing at the back.I pulled out my books, trying to relax before the class, but Kade’s words kept replaying in my head. “I didn’t do that for you,” he’d said. “I just don’t want your ex-boyfriend disturbing my peace while I’m here." I rolled my eyes just thinking about it. Seriously, what was wrong with him?One second, he was throwing Jaxon out of my room and claiming me like I belonged to him, and the next, he was acting like I was just some inconvenience. He was really making it even harder for us to live together. I shook my head and forced myself to push the thoughts away. I had bigger things to worry about, like surviving this semester.But just as I opened my notebook, I heard heels clicking against the floor. I already knew who it was before I even looked up. Harper. I exhaled sharply. Just my luck. Of course, I was stuck in most of my classes with the two fac
KADE’S POV“Blair!”I called out to her, but she was already gone, running down the hall. My feet itched to follow her, but the sight of Jaxon standing there, leaning against the wall with that smug smile on his face, made me pause. I wanted to go over there and punch that stupid smile off his face.I could hear the laughter. I could see people glancing at their phones and looking at Blair’s retreating figure. It didn’t take a genius to figure out what had happened.Jaxon.That son of a bitch had done this. He’d spread private pictures of Blair as revenge for rejecting him.My blood boiled, and my fists tightened at my sides.“We promised to keep our anger in check,” my wolf reminded me, and I growled.I had made that promise because of something that happened in the past, but I didn’t care anymore. This wasn’t the past. And I wouldn’t let Jaxon get away with this. Not this time.I took a step toward him, and he saw me coming. He tried to throw a punch first, but it was useless. I cau
KADE'S POVFear. That was all I could see in the dean’s eyes when he realized who I was. The man looked down, averting my gaze as his eyes darted across the table.There was beads of sweat on his forehead when he looked at me once more. “I apologize,” he said and then cleared his throat. “I didn’t recognize you, Mr Kade,” he added anxiously.“You didn’t recognize me or you just didn’t care?” I asked. From the corner of my eyes, I could see that Jaxon was watching me too. I turned to glance at him and there was a scowl on his face with his fists clenched at his sides. Good. “Why would you think I don’t care?” The dean asked, chuckling softly and I returned my gaze to him. He must have realized just how badly he’d screwed up. The confidence he had a second ago? Gone. Now, he was shifting uncomfortably in his seat.The man leaned in and began to fiddle with the pen on his table. “Your father even asked me to take you under my wing,” He said and I tried not to let my irritation sho
BLAIR'S POVThe door creaked open, and I knew Kade was back.I quickly wiped my tears, not wanting him to see me like this. It was bad enough that Jaxon had humiliated me in front of the whole school, and I didn’t need Kade witnessing my breakdown too. I buried my face between my knees, trying to steady my breathing as I heard him walk in. His feet stopped moving at some point, and I figured he was just standing there, staring at me.I could only imagine what was going through his mind at that point. What if he’d seen the photos? What if he now thought less of me? I slowly shook my head, wiping my tears because I didn’t want to think the worst. His feet began to move again and soon, the bed beside me dipped under his weight as he dropped onto it casually. “I got you cupcakes,” he said. His voice was light, like this was no big deal. “I heard they cheer girls up.” Slowly, I raised my head and looked at him, meeting his blue eyes. He casually held out a small box, and without th
BLAIR’S POV “Is that her?” I heard someone ask, pointing at me, immediately I walked into school. “I think so,” Another remarked but I avoided their gazes and just kept walking. I knew this would happen because of what happened yesterday. I knew the gossip would follow me everywhere but I just didn’t know it would be this bad. I had contemplated staying home when I woke up this morning but I had an assignment to turn in. I sighed, clutching my purse tighter and praying they would leave me alone. As I walked down the hallway leading to my class, I could feel the stares increasing. Whispers followed me around, but I kept my head high, refusing to let their judgy eyes affect me. “There she is,” A girl whispered to her friend, gesturing in my direction. I pretended not to hear her, but my ears caught every word. “What kind of photos are those?” Another girl scoffed. “I can’t believe she cried over them,” her friend responded. “They’re like PG-12.” “More like 11.” They both
BLAIR'S POV“So…” Jaxon drawled, dragging out the moment, his grin widening. “I thought I should tell all of you I’m dating someone new.” A chorus of “Ooooooo” erupted from his teammates, followed by rhythmic drumming on the tables. Laughter rippled through the crowd, and I forced myself to keep my expression blank, swallowing past the lump in my throat. “She’s the most beautiful girl ever,” He continued, pausing for effect. “And sexy.” Someone whistled. “You know the drill!” Max shouted, prompting more laughter. I felt something claw at my chest, but I brought my fork to my mouth, biting off the meat on the sharp end and chewing with great difficulty.Jaxon didn’t need to make this announcement. Everyone already knew that he and Harper were now together. This wasn’t about sharing news—this was about humiliating me. And the worst part? His friends were cheering him on. Even Max!Those guys had sat with me, laughed with me, and even said they would never let anything come
BLAIR’S POVI wiped my tears, my shoulders shaking as I cried. Crying in the bathroom felt different, like a heavy pain pressing down on my chest, reminding me of just how much of a loser I felt right now.“Remember what Kade said,” my wolf chimed in, trying to be the voice of reason. “He’s not worth it.”“Shut up,” I snapped back, my frustration bubbling even more. My wolf quieted down, thrashing inside my mind, making her displeasure known. But I ignored her. I was in too much pain to even care.As I wiped my tears, I couldn’t help but wonder why everything bad was happening to me. What did I do to the moon goddess to deserve this? Jaxon hadn’t just cheated on me; he had humiliated me in front of everyone. I had loved him for four years, and now I felt like the biggest fool alive for not seeing his true colors after so many years.I wiped my tears away, trying to gather myself. I would just have to endure this until everyone in school forgot about me. The thought of facing anyone
BLAIR’S POVRobert stepped closer, his expression darkening. "What did you just say?" "Poisoned? How?" Mom put a hand over her mouth, glancing at me. The doctor adjusted his glasses and cleared his throat, keeping his face carefully neutral as he explained. "I’m sorry but your son was poisoned with Greenfox leaves." He hesitated for a second before continuing. "We managed to get most of it out of his system, but his recovery will be slow. As you all know, Greenfox puts someone in a coma and we’re past the critical stage, so he’ll live. But I can’t say when he’ll wake up." I barely heard the rest. My chest tightened, and a sharp pain shot through my ribs as I clutched at them. My body shook as I tried to make sense of what I’d just heard. I struggled to steady my breathing, my thoughts racing. Kade was in a coma from Greenfox poisoning? Where did he even get the leaves? I turned to Robert, who barely reacted. But I saw how his fists clenched at his sides, perhaps in an effort t
Blair’s POV“Kade?” I called through my cracked voice.My feet were barely stepping over each other as I ran alongside the stretcher, my fingers holding Kade’s arm tightly like he’d disappear if I let go. Kade had suddenly collapsed, his body shaking uncontrollably as he struggled to breathe. The first thing I had done was to call the emergency number, and waiting for them took like forever. We were finally at the hospital and he was being rushed in. The nurses were barking orders and a doctor soon joined us. “What happened to him?” The brown skinned doctor asked, the question specifically directed to me.I shook my head because I honestly didn’t know. “One minute he was talking and the next, he was like this,” I answered, pointing at Kade whose eyes were closed now. “Please, save him,” I cried.The doctor barely acknowledged my plea as he turned to the nurses. In a professional voice, he gave his orders, “Get him to trauma one. Start an IV and push two milligrams of Atropine. I wan
BLAIR’S POVI was sitting in bed, trying to focus on my writing and not the sound of Kade’s game in the background. It wasn’t too distracting, but I just couldn’t stop glancing towards him.Kade must have finally gotten bored because he turned to me and I quickly looked away before he could notice that I’d been staring.“What are you doing?” He asked, sitting up.“A project.” I didn’t bother looking up to meet his gaze but I knew that he nodded, like he actually believed me. “Really thought you were never going to speak to me again,” he added. “I’m working on it,” I muttered. He chuckled, clearly amused, but before he could say whatever was on his mind, the door swung open. I looked up, and my stomach dropped. It was Lara and she was standing at the entrance with a suitcase in one hand with smaller bags hanging off her arm. What the hell. “What are you doing?” The words slipped out before I could stop them. Lara rolled her eyes. “What does it look like? I’m moving in.”
KADE’S POVI paced behind the basketball field, holding my phone tight in my hand. Things were getting out of control and I needed to end it, no matter what came next. Lara just had to go. I couldn’t continue with such a suffocating relationship.I took a deep breath and checked my phone screen. I’d been waiting for my father to call back, and finally, my phone buzzed in my hand. His name flashed across the screen and I answered immediately. “Hello, D—” “I was in a meeting,” he cut in sharply, almost impatiently. “This better be important.” I drew in a deep breath, gripping the phone tighter. “It’s about Lara,” I informed him. There was silence on the other end of the line for a moment. Then, his voice finally came, “What about her?” “I don’t think I can continue with dating her,” I said, forcing the words out before I could talk myself out of it. “It’s just not working out.” He exhaled loudly into the phone, and I could already hear the lecture coming. “We had a deal,
BLAIR’S POVLara’s Instagram post this morning was all but forgiving. Even though she said she forgave me yesterday, the post said otherwise. I didn’t mean to check. I had just been scrolling through my feed, minding my business until I saw it. Maybe it was because I stalked her for so long that it made it pop up. Or maybe the universe just enjoyed messing with me. “You weren’t chosen, sis. You were just convenient.” That was what she posted.I could tell that she was throwing direct shade at me, and the last part struck a nerve. “I was just convenient?” She was definitely not over things, even though I apologized to her. And if I needed any more confirmation, it came the second I turned the corner in the hallway and saw her waiting by my locker. But she wasn’t alone. Two of her friends stood beside her with their arms crossed, ready to pounce at me. I recognized both of the girls from a couple of Lara’s Instagram posts and I knew this wasn’t a coincidence. This was an a
BLAIR’S POVI could still feel the pounding of my heart as I lay in bed, staring at the ceiling. No matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t push the memory away. Kade and I had almost fucked instead of talking. How did everything spiral out of control like that? I couldn’t even stop myself. I was literally enjoying making out with my own stepbrother. What’s worse? His psycho girlfriend had walked in on us. I squeezed my eyes shut, groaning internally. If only Kade had listened when I told him about the door. We would have had enough time to get dressed, and none of this would have happened. But no, he didn’t. Now I was stuck here, feeling like an idiot, replaying every second of that disaster in my head. “I wish this was a bad dream,” I muttered to myself, staring at the ceiling.The room was too quiet, but my mind was too loud. What was going to happen now? How would Kade explain the situation to his girlfriend?Just imagining him doing that made a lump form in my throat. Did I jus
KADE’S POVI finally had Blair in my arms, and the feeling was intoxicating. Her lips moved against mine, desperate and hungry, matching the desire burning inside me. We had been circling each other for too long, resisting what we both knew was inevitable. Every glance, every accidental touch in this room had only fanned the flames, making this moment feel like an explosion.And now that we were here, I wasn’t holding back.My thumb pressed against her soaked panties, teasing her as she instinctively rolled her hips, chasing my touch. The soft, shuddering breaths she let out sent a thrill through me, making my cock even harder. Her fingers tangled in my hair in response, nails scraping against my scalp, and I groaned, the sensation sending a shiver down my spine.I knew I should slow down, let her breathe, let us savor this but I couldn’t. Not when she was finally here, melting against me, needing this just as much as I did. All the anger, the distance, the nights spent pretending
BLAIR’S POVI stared at my phone, frowning at Kade's text. "Can we talk? In the room, 1 p.m."I scrolled down to see if there was more to the text, but that was it. No explanation. No context. Just an expectation that I’d drop everything and show up.I scoffed, checking my schedule. Empty. A sigh slipped out. How did he know? Had he looked beforehand?Leaning back, I debated whether I even wanted this conversation. Through the window, I watched people moving through the halls, letting my thoughts drift.Eventually, I pushed myself up with a sigh, ready to go back. There was nothing else to do, and I was also curious to know what he wanted to talk about.Thirty minutes later, I was back in my room and I hesitated at the door, staring at it for a long minute before proceeding to go inside. I pushed the door open, immediately hit by the rich aroma of food. Was Kade cooking?Dropping my bag, I rolled my eyes and glanced toward the kitchen as I shut the door. Did he really think one mea
BLAIR’S POVYou’d think getting cheated on was painful. But watching the one person I shouldn’t have be with someone else was even worse. The feeling was worse than anything I’d ever experienced and I wished I wasn’t affected.I wished I wasn't feeling this pain but seeing Kade and Lara together or even thinking about them made my heart squeeze in such a way that made it feel like it was really breaking.I grabbed my pillow tighter, trying to hold back my tears. But that didn’t work, my shoulders shaking in silent sobs that pushed out. I pressed my face against the pillow , not able to even cry out in my own room. This morning, Kade had clearly made his choice. No matter how much I tried to see it differently, this girl he just started dating was more important to him than I ever was. I just couldn’t understand how he had come to fall in love with her. Did he know her before? When did they start dating? How could he comfortably let her stay here or even kiss her in my presence?The