Author's pov Luke stood still, feeling his own breath as he gazed at the table in his bedroom. His phone kept ringing, but he was afraid to answer it. It was Thursday afternoon, the day Brenda was supposed to visit his mum and learn about his past. When his mum was calling, he thought Brenda was already there, and his dark history had been revealed to her. "I have lost Brenda," he murmured to himself, walking over to the window. "My mum would have told her the unimaginable things I did to the women in my past. But there's a big difference. I didn't have any feelings for those women, and that's why I treated them that way. But Brenda, she's different. Just thinking of her makes my heart race," he thought. Suddenly, his phone rang again, and it was a call from Brenda. He walked back to the table and saw that it was Brenda calling this time. He felt confused but slowly answered the call. "Hi sweetheart... where are you?" his voice trailed off. "I'm heading to your mum's place,

Charlotte's pov Tyler couldn't believe it when I said I was in front of his house. He stayed quiet and waited for me to speak again. "Tyler, I'm serious. I'm outside waiting for you. Come to the window so I can walk towards your room," I said. "Much better!" he exclaimed. I walked to the right, heading towards his window but I quickly reacted to how I was feeling and said, "Please come and open the door, I'm getting cold." Then I looked towards his window and waved my hand. "What?" he said, sounding surprised. I heard the window closing, so I walked back to the front door. The moment I saw him at the window, I felt a certain kind of feeling in my heart. There was no doubt that I had strong feelings for Tyler, but I was the one denying it to myself. Inside the house, I could hear how quickly he opened the door, and Tyler embraced me. "I..." I tried to say something, but he pulled me to himself and held my lips from not saying what I wanted to say. "I know you felt the s

Charlotte's pov What have I done? I told myself to call Sara. As I continued to blame myself, my phone rang again, and it was Sara calling me. No, I can't answer the call. I've only added more fuel to the fire in Paul's household. All I wanted was to bring peace, but now I realize I was being presumptuous. If they weren't meant to stay together, why did I try to make them? Paul had already told me that Sara was seeing someone else, which should have been enough to end their marriage. The call ended, and before I could take a breath of relief, my phone rang once more. This was a serious situation. It was a good decision not to answer Sara's call again. I knew Paul would be there, and if I picked up, what would I even say? Who told me to interfere in the first place? The call ended, but she kept calling. I had no choice but to switch off my phone after the third call, and finally, my room fell silent without the constant ringing. Switching off the phone hadn't solved anything yet,

Author's pov "What would have happened to me yesterday if Tyler wasn't at home?" Charlotte pondered as she took her bath. The water from the shower flowed as she used both hands to wash away the foamy suds from her body. Her mind was completely absorbed in the events that took place many hours ago with Eric. "Was it because he couldn't control himself? Has he never seen nipples before?" Charlotte reflected. "I know I wasn't wearing a bra, and the gown I had on was lightweight. If it wasn't for Tyler, his younger brother might have assaulted me. That's why I'll always love Tyler. He came at the right time and he protected me." As Charlotte reduced the flow of the shower, she neared the end of her bath when a new thought struck her. "Why didn't I tell Ava?" She stood still, her eyes wandering, before stepping out of the bathroom. Naked, she didn't bother wrapping herself in a towel, her mind still searching for an answer to her thoughts. "Hmm... There was no need to tell Ava,

Charlotte's pov One thing I never wanted to happen was for Ava to find out about my affair with her dad. It's crazy—I can't leave him, and I don't want anyone else to know. Is this normal? Love is supposed to be something others can see and appreciate. When I was dating Harry, everyone in the neighborhood and school knew about it because we were seen together in public, and I thought everything was fine. But when I accidentally met Tyler at the hotel, he became the nicest person I had ever encountered. And out of the blue, he had to be my best friend's dad. I can't leave him right now. My whole being would never forgive me. I've never loved someone so certain that they would leave me. It felt like jumping into cold and hot water yesterday when Ava told me she wouldn't be able to come and pick me up to go to her mum's place. The reason being that her mum saw Tyler and me giggling. How could I stop giggling when Tyler was being so fun? Thanks to Ava, who stood by me and tried to cl