WAKE UP

JOSH

The room was still dark, and the faint glow of early morning sunlight was just beginning to seep through the curtains. I lay flat on my back, staring at the ceiling. My arms were draped over Laura, her small frame pressed against me, and her head rested on my chest. Her soft, steady breathing filled the silence, the only sound in the room aside from the pounding in my head.

She was asleep, completely at peace, and yet I felt like a storm had ripped through me and left me hollow.

I closed my eyes, running a hand through my hair, trying to calm the chaos swirling in my mind. Last night... last night had been something I couldn't put into words. It wasn't just sex; it was something far more dangerous.

The way her body had responded to mine, the way her soft gasps and whispers of my name had ignited something primal inside me-I'd never felt anything like it before. It wasn't just good; it was soul-shaking, earth-moving, life-changing. And that scared the hell out of me.

I wasn't supposed to feel this way. I wasn't supposed to look at her, lying there so effortlessly beautiful, and feel this deep, aching pull in my chest. It wasn't just lust-it was more, something far more terrifying.

I'd taken her virginity. She'd been so honest about why she

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wanted it-just to get it over with Nothing more, nothing less.

But for me? It was everything.

I let out a soft, bitter laugh, careful not to wake her. She was sleeping soundly, completely unaware of the emotional hurricane I was in. My fingers grazed her arm lightly, and I felt that familiar spark, that magnetic pull toward her. Laura had no idea what she'd done to me.

I was in deep. Too deep.

It hit me then, like a punch to the gut-I was in love with her.

Love.

I was too young for this, too reckless. And yet, there was no denying the truth of it. I didn't just

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get my shit together.

longer, the sound of heavy footsteps thundered through the house, pulling me sharply from my

"Josh!"

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frantic, and the urgency in it made my

race.

need to get Jess! Something's fucking wrong! That asshole -wake the fuck up,

She sat up quickly, her gaze darting to mine. I didn't have

it like

"Josh!"

there he was, wild-eyed and visibly seething. His fists were clenched, his jaw tight, and

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asked, trying

nostrils flaring. "Jess. We need to get to her,

feet instantly, my mind

fists clenching and unclenching as he spoke. "Bryan. He did

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what, but I can't get a hold of Jess. It

My sister...

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