Chapter 2The Stepbrother's Sin

Long silence.

Finally, he spoke.

His voice was low and exhausted: "It's my fault as a brother, making you have such thoughts."

He seemed to blame himself, but it hurt more than blaming me.

Tears fell instantly. I collapsed.

I asked him with a shaking voice: "What did I do wrong?"

"I just fell in love with someone..."

"It just happens to be you."

He couldn't understand.

As if I was talking about something disgusting.

I approached him step by step, like a dog about to be abandoned.

"Brother... let's make a deal, okay?"

"Just... sleep with me."

He froze.

I became more frantic, more desperate.

"I'm not just your sister."

"I am a woman too. I can like people, I can love."

"You don't know how much I love you..."

"My dreams are full of you."

"I want to give my first time to you. Why don't you want it?"

Ethan's eyes changed instantly.

Shocked and disgusted by my words.

I lunged to kiss him, my hands wandering, trying to strip him, wanting him to see how shameless I could be for him.

But the next second.

He grabbed my neck.

The immense force forced my head up.

I couldn't breathe. I could only see his red eyes filled with sober disgust.

He panted, word by word.

"Lily, look at yourself now."

"What's the difference between you and a bitch in heat?"

He paused after saying it.

As if he scared himself.

But he didn't take it back.

Tears covered my face. I could barely stand.

He let go, turned, and walked toward the door.

I threw myself at him, grabbing his sleeve, almost kneeling.

"Why is it Ashley?"

"Why her?"

"Can't it be anyone else? Please... just not her..."

Ethan stopped for two seconds.

Those two seconds felt like a knife carving my heart.

Then he shook off my hand.

Like shaking off dirt.

"Lily, you are insane."

He left without looking back.