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

PART 5- CHAPTER 186 LUKE

The stadium's noise was deafening, waves of cheers crashing. overas I ran off the field, heart racing, my

body thrumming. with adrenaline and exhaustion. We'd done it-

we'd actually won the Super Bowl. My teammates clappedon the back, laughing, shouting, celebrating.

| only wanted to find her.

| scanned the crowd, ignoring the reporters and cameras. And then, there she was, standing right at the edge of

the railing. Jess. Her face lit up, her smile wide and unstoppable as her eyes met mine. My heart swelled, and |

didn't even think- just sprinted toward her, slipping through the gaps in the crowd until I could reach her.

The moment | got close, 1 swept her off her feet, spinning her around as she shrieked and laughed, her hands on

my

shoulders.

"Luke! You're disgusting-so sweaty!" she laughed, scrunching up her nose.

"Don't care," | breathed, pulling her closer, not wanting to let her go. Her laugh faded as she looked up at me,

her smile softening. as her fingers tangled in my hair.

"Good," she murmured. "Because | don't care either."

| closed the distance, capturing her lips with mine, and

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everything felt right-perfect, even. But the world started to shift around me. The cheers grew quieter, the bright

lights dimmed, and in a blink, we were somewhere else. A car...

| could feel the heat of Jess on my lap, her weight sinking into me, groundingas her fingers traced over the

open buttons of my shirt. She pressed soft, lazy kisses along my collarbone, shoulder, and neck, lingering just

long enough to driveinsane. Every inch ofwanted her, craved her, but something inheld back.

"Jess..." | whispered, cupping her face as she moved her mouth over mine, warm and breathless. "Are you sure?

Are you sure you want this.. us?"

Her eyes softened, but there was confusion there too. She tilted her head, her brows knitting together. "Of

course. All | want is you... this... us. Forever.

| couldn't hold back. | kissed her again, harder, more desperate, my hands slipping under the hem of her shirt,

lifting it off as her blonde curls fell free, framing her face and spilling over her shoulders. She was so damn

beautiful, all soft lines and flushed cheeks, the light catching on the lace of her pale blue lacy bra. My heart

pounded against my chest as | looked at her, trying to remember every detail, to hold onto it.

But then, just as | reached to pull her closer, her expression changed. Her mouth twisted as she pressed her

hand against her chest like she was in pain. "I forgive you," she said suddenly, her voice barely a whisper.

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PART 5. CHAPTER 186

| froze. "What?"

Her lips moved again, but this time, blood trickled down from the corner of her mouth. Her neck-bruises were

forming there, dark and spreading, staining her skin. "I forgive you," she

choked out again, her voice growing weaker, her throat closing up as she struggled to breathe.

"Jess! Jess!" | tried to reach her, but it was like she was slipping away, fading right in front of me, her skin

growing cold, her eyes dimming. My hands shook as | tried to hold her as if | could keep her here just by sheer

will alone.

And then | was falling, spiraling, the world spinning and spinning as everything went dark.

| jolted awake, gasping for breath, my heart pounding in my chest as if it was going to explode. My shirt was

stuck to me, soaked with sweat, and my hands

clenched into fists. It tooka second to realize | was in my bedroom, the dim morning light filtering through

the window. | was back in my apartment.

It was just a dream.

But the feeling wouldn't fade-the sick, cold fear, the weight pressing on my chest. | dragged a hand down my

face, trying to steady my breathing, but the image of Jess's bloodstained lips and the bruises on her neck

wouldn't leave my mind. "Luke?"

| turned, and Francesca was sitting beside me, her face half-hidden in shadow, her brows drawn in concern. |

hadn't even realized she was here. | blinked, trying to push myself-fully into reality..

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"You were... talking in your sleep," she said, her voice low, cautious. She reached out to touch my arm, but |

flinched away without meaning to. Her hand froze in midair before she pulled it back, her expression unreadable.

I swallowed, running a hand through my hair. "Sorry... just a nightmare," | muttered, not looking at her.

She was quiet for a moment, watching me. "Do you... want to talk about it?"

I" [1 : :

No," | replied quickly, harsher than |

intended. | tried to soften my tone to

ease the tension, but everything felt

raw, like | was still alin the dream.

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TReneMcR) of Jess's voice haunted

me, her words circling in my head: |

: |

forgive you... It's your fault, but |

forgive you. Francesca sighed, pulling

her legs up under her as she looked

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Guilt simmered just beneath the surface, but I ignored it.

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Jess. | couldn't shake her face, the

look of pain, the sound of her voice

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wasfedovéling, getting her strength

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back. I'd heard she was doing well,

and for sreason, | thought that

would make it easier to stay away.

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Francesca's hand brushed my

shoulder, and | forced myself to

focus on her, to ground myself in the

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present. 'l need SQre @n, GAhbled,

sfippind Sof bed before she could

say anything else. | grabbed a shirt

and tugged it over my head, heading

for the balcony. Jess was getting

better. She was moving on and living

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