I didnt know if Id ever see him again.

Adam Kane. My best friend, stepbrother and the guy I fell for when I was eighteen.

Three and a half years ago, Adam had a choice to make.

Spoiler alert—he didnt choose me.

He left me after our high school graduation and took my heart with him.

Now hes back, living with me and my teammates, and the real kicker? He wants to be friends again. Brothers. He wants things to go back to the way they were before. Before he broke me.

Before he broke us.

My happy-go-lucky facade is slipping, and the person I keep caged...

I didnt know if Id ever see him again.

Adam Kane. My best friend, stepbrother and the guy I fell for when I was eighteen.

Three and a half years ago, Adam had a choice to make.

Spoiler alert—he didnt choose me.

He left me after our high school graduation and took my heart with him.

Now hes back, living with me and my teammates, and the real kicker? He wants to be friends again. Brothers. He wants things to go back to the way they were before. Before he broke me.

Before he broke us.

My happy-go-lucky facade is slipping, and the person I keep caged beneath the surface is starting to become visible through the cracks.

I shouldnt be allowing him back into my life. Its too risky. But I cant push him away. Consequences be damned, I find myself doing the opposite, unable to resist taking everything Ive ever wanted.

Ive waited long enough. Now that hes within reach, Im not letting him get away a second time.

Im making him mine again.

And Ill do whatever it takes to keep him.