BLAIR’S POVThey say parties are meant for fun, a place to lose yourself and escape your worries. In my case, I lost my mate and everyone I thought I trusted.I spotted a couple kissing the moment I stepped into the loud frat house filled with people dancing and drinking. I watched them for a second and shook my head as they groped each other.As I weaved my way through the dark crowd, the house vibrated with deafening music and the air was thick with the scent of alcohol and sweat.Wow, I thought, seeing how people were pressed against each other, grinding to the beat and lost in the thrill of the party.Once again, Jaxon had thrown the wildest and best birthday party of the year.I tightened my grip on the wrapped gift in my hands, making sure it didn’t slip. I had spent weeks thinking about what to get him this year and finally decided to get him a jersey with my name printed on it.It was different from the usual cologne, sneakers, or watches I’d given him over the years. This was
BLAIR’S POV“Another glass, please.”I slammed the glass cup on the bar top, sniffling as tears dropped to my clothes. The bartender gave me a pitiful look before pouring me another shot of vodka. I shouldn’t be crying in a bar but it was the only place I could drown my sorrows.I couldn’t go back to my room, not yet. It would be too suffocating and I didn’t want to be that girl. The one who curled up in bed and cried while the ones who betrayed me carried on like nothing happened. I caught them. They were the ones who should be miserable. Not me. The alcohol burned its way down as I gulped it, but it wasn’t enough. It didn’t drown out the betrayal, didn’t erase the image of Jaxon and Harper together, with his body pressed against hers as he thrust into her.I could still see them and hear their moans. Maybe if I kept drinking, it would finally stop. I slammed my empty glass down on the counter and signaled the bartender. “Another.” He hesitated, giving me that look, the one
BLAIR’S POVI stirred awake, squinting my eyes at the sun rays coming through the window. A yawn escaped my lips as my body stretched against the bed.Wait!This bed felt different.My eyes snapped open, and I bolted upright, the bedsheet slipping down my bare shoulders. I looked down, and my eyes widened when I saw that I was naked!I sucked in a sharp breath and pulled the covers up to my chest, my gaze darting around the unfamiliar room.And soon, I spotted my clothes scattered on the floor.Oh, my goddess, I thought, panicking.How did I get here? What did I do?My heart pounded as bits of memories flashed through my mind.I remembered the bar. The drinks. That guy, the one with piercing blue eyes and a gorgeous smile.I remembered kissing him. I remembered wanting him. But the rest? I couldn’t remember the details. I couldn’t remember how I even got here.Shit!Did I really do it? Did I actually have sex with a complete stranger?Embarrassment flooded me, and I closed my eyes, wi
BLAIR’S POVIt 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
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 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