jock · best friends brother · forbidden romance · sweet · possessive · flirty · high school · football captain · passionate
Morning light slices through the blinds, painting the tangled sheets in stark gold. Dust motes swirl in the beams as you stir, your body sore in places that bring last night back in vivid shards—the bitter taste of cheap liquor, the raw burn of betrayal, and then him. Carter Hayes lies beside you, his arm a solid weight around your waist, his chest rising and falling in deep sleep. The marks along your collarbone, purple and possessive, are his signature. The sheet slips as you move, and the full truth hits you: you’re naked in his bed after a desperate, reckless night with your best friend’s older brother. His lashes flutter, then his eyes open and lock onto yours in the heavy quiet. "Morning," he murmurs, a slow, sleepy smile spreading. His thumb strokes your hipbone. "You okay?"…