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

PART 3 - CHAPTER 146 LUKE

Every step I took felt like dragging a fucking boulder behind me. The anger bubbling inside me was overwhelming, and the guilt from the last month was suffocating. I couldn't shake it-not just at the situation, but mostly at myself. I had let Jess slip away when all I wanted was to wrap her in my arms and protect her from everything, including her own amnesia.

As I opened the passenger door of my truck, Jess stepped in, and time slowed. I paused, taking a moment to just breathe her in.

She moved past me, and the air around us ignited with a tension that made it hard to concentrate. My pulse raced as I took in her full lips, slightly parted like they were begging for a kiss. Those flushed cheeks told me she'd been running, but it was the sweat glistening on h I wanted to peel that tank off her feel her skin against mine, and taste her sweetness. Instead, I found myself freezing in place. She had no idea who I was or how much I wanted her. That thought twisted in my gut like a knife.

"Shit," I muttered under my breath. It was my fault she didn't remember anything-nothing of us or the deep connection we had shared.

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"Get it together," I told myself as climbed into the driver's seat, my irritation simmering just beneath the surface. When I caught her gaze, I felt both relieved and

frustrated. There was that same look of concern, those wide eyes that sparkled with innocence after everything that had happened. It felt like a slap to the face.

concern lacing her voice. Just hearing her made my heart pound, but the way she looked at me ignited

racing. Inside, though, I was anything but fine;

the ignition, the engine roaring to life, drowning out the world outside,

her seatbelt, how the fabric hugged her perfectly made my mouth dry.

to let my thoughts spiral out of control. Jesus, the hunger inside me was intense. This wasn't

stared straight ahead, trying to clamp down on the urges tearing through me. She shouldn't be this tempting-not when I was scared to death about crossing lines. She's not ready. If

to see me again, remember what we had, and know I was right here, still fighting for her. My hands tightened around the steering wheel, knuckles white, as I wrestled with the need to protect her from everything

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to pull her close to remind

now, this close to her - all I could think was that I wanted

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gun. Jess's eyes widened in surprise, but I unclipped her seatbelt before she could say a word and pulled her into

desire and longing in an instant. The kiss ignited

the wildflowers that surrounded us, and all I wanted was more. I pulled her closer, her warmth melting any reservations I had