Resisting My Werewolf Stepbrother

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wooden floors as the night settled in. Our parents had gone to bed hours ago, a

to wait out here for nothing. On second thought, I also did hope she doesn't show.

vie night, but part of me hoped sh

it with a wave of longing that I'd been tr

e was some

ot the way I wanted to be. It wouldn't be right. Aside from the fact that I was her brother...

the thought like a punch to the gut. "Eighteen..." It would be even harder then, with her officially

nvince them to send her away for college... far away. It would be for the best. "I can't b

hat was beautiful and they didn't know it. It was that in

ven smelled the pine and lilies scent that always seemed to cling to her. I d

elf as I looked at her. She had ditched the sundress from dinner and was now wearing cott

he way her nipples showed through it, poking at m

hange," I growled, trying

er eyes that drove me mad. "Why, Ale

to take a long, shaky breath to keep it at bay. "No, it's.

oped. Instead, she came right over to me, sliding under the blanket on my cou

V, trying to ignore the heat radiating from her body. "What are w

" she replied, her voice

random action movie. I needed something...anything, to keep my mind off

eing was hyper-aware of Lily, of the way she'd occasionally shift and her leg would br

ldn't. I

a mantra, as the movie's explosions and car cha

her presence more captivating t

ry ounce of willpower not to react. "You cold?" I managed to a

she whispered,

e one person I had no business feeling this way about. But she was ma

ice was tentat

my throa

ngth? Did I do something wrong?" Her q

rrored the turmoil inside me. "Lily, you did nothing wrong. It's not you, it's me. I'm just...

ut we're family. Aren't we supposed

uckle. "Some messes are too big, too da

ble push that would make me spill all my secrets. But instead, she just leaned her h

f some kind, but I couldn't bite. Not when my wolf was this close to

to protect her, even i

e undercurrent of raw need in it. "Or maybe it's time I go to bed. You're making it

lowed visibly "Goodnight, Alex," she said, her voi

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e did. I wasn't expecting that she would do that, not one bit.

watched her go, feeling like the worst kind of scum. She didn't und

r her, but she didn't respond. She w

lt colder n

ht of what had just happened to settle

o to stay in check. The story of my life since she came into it... me, pushing he

many places I co

ow had just become an annoying buzz in my ears,

... the hurt, the confusion, the longing. It matched the turmoil I felt inside

always seemed to stir up. I knew I couldn't go on like this, couldn't keep pushing

rfect reflection of the darkness I felt inside. I knew what I had to do, but the thoug

ig ass to her without ev

ttered. I knew I would get no sleep tonight, not with Lily's scent still lingering

the same dance we always did... me keeping her

s both a comfor

y room. But all I could see was Lily's face, all I could feel was her warmth against

r, I wished that they hadn't been my family, maybe then I would

can't breathe without me." I whi

s that I didn't hear the door open becaus

y can't breathe without you?" she ask