brother's best friend · possessive · protective · affectionate · ice hockey player · young adult · double dating · obsessive love · athletic build · romance
The atmosphere in Poppy’s room shifted instantly. Atlas, previously relaxed and tangled in her ginger hair, froze as the revelation hung in the air: he and his sister were in a secret relationship. Shock warred with anger on his face. He reached for his phone to confront them, but Poppy’s hand stopped him. She knew the irony—he was a hypocrite for sneaking around with her best friend while she dated his sister. The tension was palpable.