Tasting 128

128–Say My Name

Nash:

I frowned as I watched her squirm and talk about her stepbrother in that way. I would have been

more at ease thinking she might have said. the wrong name had she not continued. “Even you

sitting on that chair. makes me horny for you, Cain.”

My heart started pounding, imagining this is how she felt about her stepbrothers. I knew I needed to

wake her up or at least turn her over, but I stayed put.

“Why aren’t you waking her up? What are you waiting for?” Shan’s taunting voice irked me.

“Nothing. I’m just shocked,” I expressed with a sigh, heaving across my lips.

“Or disappointed, perhaps?” Shan chuckled at me, making me shake my head at him for being so

difficult to deal with.

“You’ve gone crazy. Why would I be worried about anything? I’m just confused and lost by what I’m

hearing,” I said, trying to divert Shan’s attention from my feelings. But my attempts were futile

because he was pretty stubborn when he wanted answers. Nobody could divert his attention.

“You’re angry because she didn’t say your name.” I gasped at my wolf’s stupidity.

“No! I’m surprised that she even thought about others like that and

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you–” Before I could continue, Shan interrupted me.

“Oh, just admit it. You were waiting for her to say your name,” he grunted when he noticed I wasn’t

giving in.

I stared at the empty wall before getting up from her side and sighing, “Fine. Yes! Yes, I was a bit

curious. It’s like she found them hot and is clearly fighting some urges, but why only the two of

them? Fine, Silas. has been a jerk to her, but what about me? I have been so nice to her.” I never

really knew I had that in me.

To be so angry about a girl, especially my stepsister, not finding me hot and attractive was so unlike

me. But then, why did it hurt so much?

“Maybe because she genuinely sees you as her stepbrother?” Shan had his way of annoying me. I

grimaced angrily as I stretched my neck and pondered how to respond to him.

“She is not my stepsister by blood, and we didn’t grow up together. Heck! She isn’t even officially

named in my family list,” I groaned, pacing from one corner of the room to the other.

“I’m telling you, you’ve acted like a brother to her. Always grumpy or sweaty. Oh yes! She might

have found you gross, always working out and looking like a brother,” Shan seemed to have made it

his life’s mission to get a rise out of me. He knew it was bothering me and kept going on.

“I didn’t know she was not off–limits,” even saying it out loud made me feel guilty.

“Maybe she is young and wants to explore things. Who is going to teach her?” Shan replied, making

a good point.

“Hmm! So you mean she wants to learn from those two?” I inquired,

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feeling a tinge of jealousy. Which shouldn’t have been how I felt. Instead of being upset or thinking

of a way to stop her from carrying such desires for her stepbrothers, here I was, thinking of how I

could get her to feel the same for me.

“Well, father was wrong for bringing in such a hottie and asking us to see her as our stepsister,”

now that Shan knew how Nora felt and wasn‘ t disgusted about her carrying those desires for her

stepbrothers, he was also openly calling her terms that I wouldn’t have before.

“But it is so annoying. I work out to look perfect, and not even once did she feel like I am also hot? I

mean, since she doesn’t care about the stepbrother title, why did she not feel anything for me?” I

was pacing aggressively, casting glances here and there.

Usually, I wouldn’t bother if a girl gave attention to my brothers, but it seemed personal with Nora.

“The heart wants what it wants,” Shan’s comment made me clench my jaw.

“Fine. Then I will see how she resists this sexiness,” I pointed at myself, nodding my head in

agreement.

“But she is our stepsister,” Shan teased.

“To heck with it, I will stop the signing of papers when the day comes.” I was not like my brothers

who wouldn’t get the hint. Now that I knew she found the others hot, I had a feeling she wouldn’t be

disgusted or opposed to the idea of finding me charming.

I grabbed a towel and rushed into the bathroom to take a shower. By the time I came out, I only had

a towel wrapped around my waist. Definitely not holding back my sexiness anymore.

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“Hmm!” She was sitting on the bed, wide awake and staring at the scratches on her arms.

“How did I—woah!” She raised her head briefly, but the minute she saw me half–naked, she turned

her head to the other side.

I acted normal, but deep down, I wondered if she would have been that quick to look away if it were

Cain or Ryker.

“I’m sorry, I thought you would still be sleeping.” I mumbled, pulling on black shorts.

She slowly turned to look my way and then frowned, “You’re not going to—wear a shirt?” she asked,

and I gave her a nod.

It was annoying that she didn’t even want me to be half–naked around her.

“Of course,” I attempted to laugh, but it just gave me more reasons to. stop seeing her as my

stepsister and find other ways to get her attention.

I had been so decent around her because I thought I might make her uncomfortable, but not

anymore. After putting on a black shirt, I sat on the bed with her to check her fever. The moment my

skin touched hers, I felt my body heating up.

I never thought she was so intimidating.

She was watching me with her big eyes, blinking slowly,

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wonder how long it would be until she said my name in her sleep next.