TESSIE'S POVI woke up late the following morning just as always. The first thought in my head was that I had the house all to myself with the only chores to do being cooking and cleaning after myself. That wasn't too hard because I was used to it anyway. I had made plans to meet Ava and her friends for a casual hangout but I still had some hours to get ready.It wasn't until I got to my bathroom that it hit me. After brushing my teeth and washing my face, I reached for the rack to grab a towel without looking just like I was used to. A strong scent hit me as the cotton ran over my face forcing me to pull back quickly. That wasn't my towel. How could I have forgotten about him? And why the fuck did he spray his towel? I quickly returned it to the rack but before I could pull my hands away, the door flew open. I turned to find him standing there, his shirt half open and in boxers. His short hair was all over his face and he didn't bother clearing it as he stared at me. "Ge

TESSIE'S POVI leaned against the door breathing heavily and closed my eyes tightly. That had just happened. I could try to blame Jace for it but that lie would haunt me for as long as I kept it up. He hadn't forced me to step forward. He had actually given me an out but I hadn't taken it. I didn't want to. How could I while his breath even though it wasn't even two hours since he woke up was so fresh and so arousing? I shivered at the thought and hugged myself closer.Nothing about how wrong it was had crossed my mind the moment I kissed him and everything I had felt was wrong. How was I supposed to make a sane decision with that? I didn't even want to be right or wrong, I just wanted to feel. Jace was making me feel things. The tingle in my center, the desire to get lost in his touch and how he kissed, to bury my face in his bosom and just stay there forever. My hand traveled across my chest, brushing lightly over my breasts as my fingers sought the skin of my neck. The thought of

TESSIE'S POVI couldn't believe I had just said that to him. I was the one running all the time yet managed to be mad at him and jealous just because of the thought of seeing him talking to someone else. Was I always this possessive person even over something that wasn't mine? Probably, because now this was the second time I had expressed myself like that. Was this even healthy?Jace stared at me with a smirk pasted on his face. He was enjoying this. He patted the space next to him on the bed without saying anything. I eyed the spot and then him questioningly. "Come on. You are not afraid of me, are you?"Was I? No. I couldn't be. I was afraid of myself was more accurate and also afraid of what was going to happen if I sat down next to him. His eyes were filled with longing and the smirk wasn't even a tiny bit annoying. If anything, I found it sexy. I couldn't tell him that now, could I? Jace scooted closer to the edge I was standing in. My eyes followed his movement, shif

TESSIE'S POVI had just had my first-ever orgasm. I could swear I wouldn't have known what that meant before all this— before Jace had shown me. He was the perfect translation of show don't tell and he was really good at it.What would Ava say about this? She would definitely be happy for me and want much more details like she had always told me. But then, this wasn't something I could just run to her with. It was really beginning to hit me. I had finally taken that step and had— well, almost had sex for the first time yet I couldn't discuss it with my best friend. Where would I even start?Oh, Ava! Guess what, I just experienced the best mind-blowing, shaking hardcore orgasm given by the boy you are crushing so hard on. I could already guess how that would go and I didn't want to find out. What was even more unappealing was the giant reminder I really didn't need at that moment that he was my stepbrother. No. I wouldn't think about that at that moment.I turned towards where he was s

JASON'S POVI tried to focus on the partying around me but all I kept seeing was the image of Evan, my first enemy in the new school in the field, and now also in my personal life. I couldn't tell whether approaching Tess was a way of trying to piss me off or if he genuinely liked her. While I could tolerate the first one, asking me to accept the second one was asking for the impossible. There was no way I was going to let him have even the tiniest bit of a chance with her.Just as I was about to step forward ready to take on him, two girls stepped forward and blocked my way. "Jace!" One of them exclaimed as they both smiled.I knew them from most of my classes. They had sat in front of me multiple times and their seductive smiles every time our eyes met hadn't passed me by. I had noticed them. I had experienced their "head bitch in charge" personality, they were pretty, confident, and outspoken. I couldn't lie and say that I hadn't noticed them because who was I kiddi