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"Dude, you always do. Even that girl you lost your virginity to, you dumped after a week,"he says, shooting me a weird look like I’ve lost my mind.

"It's different this time," I say, shaking my head.

"Sure, text me if you change your mind about the party," he says,ignoring my comment.

"All right, see you later, man,"I say as he turns to leave.

"Later," he shouts, hopping down the stairs. I wait until I hear the front door shut before opening the bathroom. Izzy smiles at me but looks a little sad. I'm guessing it has something to do with what Seb said. She is sitting on the counter, so I move to stand between her legs.

"You know, I can't remember any girl before you? Seb is right, I got bored with them quickly. And, honestly, I didn't care. I was a bad person, but I know that. When I saw you, it was different, and I couldn't stop thinking about you. I have made up excuses to see your brothers, just to catch a glance of you. I’ll never get bored with you, Izzy, or ever want to forget you."I stop short of saying anything else.

"I'm just worried about how serious we are getting, but thanks for telling me." She smiles and kisses me. It's meant to be a gentle kiss but soon turns deeper. I spend the rest of the night showing Izzy how much I need her, and I know I'm never going to be able to let her go.

Chapter24

IZZY

The next week passes uneventfully; I spend three afternoons at Blake’s after school and one with Allie.The week is filled with our end-of-year tests and me finishing my final artwork. Honestly, I couldn’t be happier, my life is good. I have an amazing boyfriend, great family, and awesome friends. The exams, I think, are going well, and my future is finally planned. The only hiccup is the fact my brothers don’t know about me and Blake.

The rest of my time is spent at home with my brothers, who made me bake them cupcakes on Saturday and then ate them all without leaving me one, which is shocking considering I made twenty-four of them.Sebastian just said,when I asked him about the missing cakes, “They were so damn good, I forgot you hadn't had one. It's all right, you can make more.” He laughs when I playfully hit him on the arm.

It's now Sunday night, and I know from Blake texting me earlier that he is staying over tonight to have drinks with Elliot and Sebastian.

So I wander downstairs around nine, after finishing my homework, and I hear them laughing in the lounge, which makes me smile as I walk in.

“Hey, guys,” I say as I see them all sitting on the sofas. Sebastian is eating Chinese, while Elliot and Blake are racing each other on some game.Blake glances at me with a heated look, which causes him to crash in his game, and I hold in a grin.

“Hey, sis, do you want a drink?” Sebastian offers and gestures to the bottles of beer on the table. I don't mind beer, but it's not my favourite.

“Sure,” I say and grab a beer, opening it before sitting next to him. Luke comes into the room with a few bags of tortilla crisps and throws a packet at Elliot before sitting on the floor next to the sofas.

“So are you going to tell me who you’re hanging out with all the time?” Sebastian asks. I nearly spit my beer out, and I glance at Blake, who wasn’t listening, before answering.

“Just Allie,” I say with a shrug and try to look casual.

“No, I think you’re seeing someone. Who? I won't threaten them . . . much,” he says with a chuckle. I mentally try to think of a way out of this conversation.

“She isn't going to tell you if you say you will threaten them, Seb,” Elliot says, showing me a little, rare smile.

“He’s right,” Blake says with a small smile. I know how guilty he is feeling and how he hates lying to his friends. I know he would rather them threaten him at this point, but nothing they could say would make him stay away from me. There’s nothing they could do that would make me leave Blake either, he has become a part of me.

“So, Sebastian, where have you been going all week? Do I need a list of all the broken hearts?” I ask and raise an eyebrow at him.

He laughs off my comment. “It’s not the same, and I'm not that bad.”

Blake snorts, and Sebastian kicks him. I just laugh and drink a sip of my beer. The rest of the night, until about midnight, we play games and the boys drink more beer. I don't even finish my first, as I'm not a fan. Soon, we walk up the stairs to bed. I can feel Blake’s eyes on me as I walk up.

“See you in the morning,” Sebastian says, and Elliot grunts as they walk into their rooms. I walk to mine, and Blake opens the guest room two doors down from mine. He smiles at me before going in, and I do the same before I start undressing. I only have my bra and panties on as the door opens and Blake closes it. He looks shocked for a second, taking in what I’m wearing, and then he walks to me in three big steps until I’m forced to look up into his dazzling, blue eyes.

Blake pulls me up to his chest and pushes me onto the bed as he kisses me deeply. I wrap my legs around his waist, and he reacts by letting out a groan, pushing him into me more.

I'm so lost in Blake that I don't hear the door open, but I do hear, “What the fuck are you doing?” Sebastian shouts, his voice making both me and Blake freeze.

Blake jumps off me and stands in front of me to hide my state of undress, or to protect me, I’m not sure which.

Blake doesn't say anything to defend himself, but Sebastian rushes forward and punches Blake in the face as I watch in horror. They wrestle onto the ground as Blake blocks most of Sebastian’s punches with his arms, but he doesn’t fight back, or try to stop Sebastian at all. It’s like he wants this punishment, like he wants to suffer for loving me.

“She's my fucking sister, not one of your fuck buddies!” Sebastian sneers, managing to knock Blake’s arm away and landing a sickening punch. I hear people running into the room. I look up to see Elliot, followed by Luke and Harley. I don’t take my eyes away from Sebastian and Blake for more than a second though. Blake still defends himself but won’t fight back, while Sebastian tries to get in more hits.

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