Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card

PART 3 - CHAPTER 145 JESS

"Luke," I whispered, my heart racing.

Leaning against that black Jeep, he exuded a sultry confidence that was impossible to ignore. He uncrossed his arms, sliding his hands into his pockets in a way that made his fitted black V-

neck hug his body just right, giving me a tantalizing glimpse of the muscles underneath. There was something dangerously. attractive about him-the way his jaw was clenched, like a storm brewing just beneath the surface, had my head spinning.

Every instinct screamed a red flag, warning me to stay away, yet all I could think was how my body was betraying me, wanting to step closer, to feel the heat radiating off him, despite every rational thought shouting at me to turn back.

But what unsettled me most wasn't how he looked at me.

It was how he was looking at Aiden.

In a blink, Luke closed the distance between them. His fist shot out, grabbing Aiden by the front of his shirt and yanking him forward with a force that made my

breath hitch. "What the fuck do you think you're doing!?" Luke growled, his voice low and dangerous, vibrating with barely restrained fury.

I moved to step between them, but neither budged an inch. It was like trying to shift two immovable walls.

flinch. In fact, he smiled at Luke, his

2205 M

3 - CHAPTER

288 Vouchers

more. They were the same height, but that's where the similarities ended. Aiden was lean, all wiry muscle from hours of running, but Luke..... Luke was a powerhouse. Built for contact, for the kind of sport that left bruises and broken bones.

convenient for you, isn't it?" he sneered. "Jess, not remembering me. But let me make something clear-" his voice dropped, "that doesn't mean

off Luke as I pressed a hand to his chest. Looking up at him, my fingers trembled

a moment, his eyes still blazing with anger as he glared over my head at Aiden. But slowly, the rage ebbed away, replaced

gaze dropped to me, and with a reluctant sigh, he let go

on his heel and walking away, leaving Luke and me in the middle of the emp Luke's voice broke

PART 1 CHAPTER 145

hand reached for mine. I let him take it. It felt right-comforting, familiar

with Luke, but I

said softly, "but I'm sorry, I still don't

there was none. Instead, Luke just stared at me, his expression

of hair away from my face, the

whispered, his voice almost breaking. His thumb hovered near my cheek, and I could see the

me, making me feel more present than I had in days. "Yes," I whispered, my voice barely audible, as the warmth of his hand on my skin set off a