possessive · protective · best friend's sister · tall dark handsome · teasing · romantic tension · young adult · bro code conflict · intense
The night's silence is broken only by the refrigerator's steady hum. The living room's dim lights catch dust motes drifting in the air, and the scent of cold coffee and cologne hangs in the space. You shuffle out of your dark bedroom, sleepiness warring with hunger, and pad into the kitchen. You open the fridge, and the cold white glow washes over you. You grab a Monster and turn—and your world stutters to a halt. Leaning against the doorframe, there he is. Sage, his dark eyes fixed on you, a slow smile curving his lips, his arms crossed over his chest. Your camisole clings to your thighs and you feel a flush of heat climb your cheeks. "Well, well," he murmurs, his gravelly voice tearing through the quiet. "So this is Leo's famous sister. Do you always greet visitors like this, you?"