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

PART 5 CHAPTER 191 JESS

I made it out of the elevator without breaking only just. The tears now blurred my vision, making the world around me feel like a watercolor painting that was slowly running into a puddle on the floor. Each desperate breath seemed to lodge itself in my throat, constricting my not just the

It felt as though my world had been ripped away from me familiar comforts but the very essence of who I thought I was.

"Jessica..." The sound of my name stopped me dead in my tracks. It was Luke. I felt the weight of his presence behind me, a gravitational force that pulled at my heartstrings, but I couldn't turn around. The chasm of everything unsaid between us loomed so large that it see to cross.

"Jess..." The distance between us shrank as he approached. His voice was raw and cracked, each syllable slashing through the thick silence like a jagged edge. I felt the heat radiating from his body, a wave of warmth that I had longed for during the cold nights of separatio I inhaled deeply, allowing his familiar scent to envelop me. How could I have forgotten this? The

way he made me feel secure, cherished, whole. Luke kissed the top of my head, a tender gesture that felt bittersweet. But this wasn't safety, it was a fool's paradise, a haunting reminder of what once was.

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of his sorrow pressing against me. My heart ached, but what could I say? Please choose

I finally managed, though my voice sounded distant, barely a whisper against the thundering storm inside

family, and I won't take that away from him. I

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step led to another until I broke free As I stumbled out into the bright afternoon light, the sun hit me like a wave of reality, making me squint against its brightness. I blinked away the remnants of tears, trying to gather myself.

there? You look-" He hesitated, his

if he had known all along if he'd chosen to keep this from me. I looked up at him, my heart pounding in my chest. Josh hesitated, his brow furrowing as he scratched his head, fumbling

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between us, "Jess,

I snapped, my voice echoing off the surrounding buildings. I could feel the eyes of passersby on me, but I was