All Chapters of Falling for the Enemy : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

I woke up warm.Too warm.For a second, I was disoriented, my brain sluggish as I tried to remember where I was. The scent of Luca—clean soap, mint, and something undeniably him—filled my nose, and it all came rushing back.Last night.The way he touched me. The way he held me like I was something fragile, something precious. The way he kissed me like he was memorizing me.My cheeks burned as I slowly opened my eyes.Luca was still asleep, his arm draped heavily over my waist, his face buried in the pillow beside mine. His dark hair was messy, his lips slightly parted, his breathing slow and steady.And he was shirtless.Oh God.I swallowed hard, my eyes involuntarily trailing over his broad shoulders, down the sharp lines of his chest. My fingers twitched with the memory of tracing over them the night before, feeling the heat of his skin, the way his muscles tensed beneath my touch.Stop staring.But how could I not?This boy—this infuriating, cocky, insanely attractive boy—had spent

I was restless.Which was fucking annoying, because I was never restless.Not like this.Not in the way that made me want to grab my keys, get in my car, and drive straight to Sienna’s house just to make sure she was really okay.But I couldn’t do that.Because she was grounded.And if her mom had been even half as pissed as she sounded over text, I was lucky she hadn’t stormed over to my house to kill me herself.I ran a hand down my face and sighed, leaning back on my bed. My phone sat on my stomach, Sienna’s last message still staring back at me.TBD. Probably forever.I hated that she was in trouble because of me.No. Not because of me.Because she had stayed out all night. With me.And okay, maybe I had pushed things a little too far—maybe I had gotten caught up in her, in the way she looked at me, in the way she felt against me, in the way she trusted me.But I wasn’t sorry about it.Not even a little.I shifted, staring up at the ceiling.It was fucking weird, this whole… thing

I knew something was wrong the second I stepped into the school hallway the next morning.Sienna wasn’t at her locker.She wasn’t at her usual spot near the courtyard.And when I finally caught sight of her?She was avoiding me.I caught the hesitation in her steps when she saw me, the way she turned her head like she hadn’t noticed me, the quick shuffle toward class.Like she was trying to escape.Not happening.I moved fast, closing the distance before she could disappear. “Sienna.”She froze.Then, with a deep breath, she turned to face me.Her expression was neutral. Too neutral.That was my first red flag.“What’s going on?” I asked, cutting straight to it.“Nothing,” she said.Lie.I crossed my arms. “Try again.”She shifted on her feet, her fingers tightening around the strap of her bag. “I just—” She sighed, then met my gaze. “I can’t see you, Luca.”The words hit like a slap.My entire body went tense. “What?”“My mom—she’s—” She exhaled, frustrated. “She banned me from seein

I knew I should have left.It would’ve been the smart thing to do. The right thing.But Sienna was lying beside me, wrapped up in her blankets, staring at me with those big, stormy eyes, and I couldn’t move.Didn’t want to.“Luca,” she whispered, voice uncertain.I reached out without thinking, brushing a loose strand of hair from her cheek.She sucked in a breath.“Tell me to go,” I murmured. “And I will.”Her lips parted.Silence stretched between us, thick with something neither of us wanted to name.Then—so softly I almost didn’t hear it—she whispered, “Stay.”And that was all it took.❀I kissed her before I could stop myself.Soft and slow—like I had all the time in the world.Sienna let out a tiny gasp, her fingers curling into my shirt, pulling me closer instead of pushing me away.That was all the permission I needed.I rolled her onto her back, caging her in beneath me, careful not to press my full weight against her.She tasted like strawberries and secrets, and I wanted to

I felt it the second she stepped into the gym.It wasn’t just an awareness—it was a shift, a pull so strong I could’ve been blindfolded and still known she was there.I was mid-lift, muscles straining as I pushed through another set, when the air around me changed. I hesitated just slightly, barely enough for anyone else to notice, but inside, my body had already reacted. My grip tightened on the bar, heart rate kicking up for a different reason entirely.Sienna.I racked the weight, exhaling sharply as I sat up, wiping sweat off my forehead with the back of my hand. The gym was packed, a mix of guys from our team and a few others who wanted to get in extra training. The music was loud, the air thick with the scent of metal and sweat.But all I saw was her.She was standing just inside the doorway, hugging herself, wearing one of those oversized hoodies that swallowed her small frame.She didn’t belong here, and she knew it.I watched as she shifted awkwardly, eyes scanning the room l