Mated to My Rival Step Brother
His breath hit my mouth first.
Warm. Shaky. Too close.
Then Alex whispered, “Let go of me…”
But his hands stayed on my chest. His fingers curled into the fabric like he needed something to hold onto. The thunder outside cracked, but it was nothing compared to the storm in his eyes.
I tried to step back. I really did.
But he moved first.
Alex’s forehead touched mine, just lightly, like he didn’t realize he was doing it. His breath trembled against my lips. I felt every inch of him, every line of heat, every fight he was losing with himself.
“You should hate me,” he whispered.
“I do,” I said.
My voice didn’t sound like hate at all.
His lips brushed mine. Barely. A ghost of a touch.
It burned.
Alex swallowed hard.
“Then why are you trembling?”
I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding.
“Because you’re too close.”
He gave a slow, dangerous smile.
“Then stop me.”
I didn’t.
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Blake Silver enters Midnight Academy to prove himself and bring down the Thorne bloodline for good. Alex Thorne is everything he hates, everything he fears becoming, and everything he cannot stop looking at. Forced to train together, live together, and survive each other, their rivalry grows hot enough to burn. But when a stormy night ends in an accidental kiss, one truth rises like lightning. Their parents are hiding something about their past, something that ties Blake and Alex closer than enemies should ever be.
If your sworn rival might become your stepbrother… would you still want the next kiss?