I wasn’t the shy little girl they remembered.
And judging by the way all three of my stepbrothers stared at me from the porch of the mountain cabin, mouths slightly parted, eyes darkening, I’d made my point.
“Damn,” Luca whistled low, dragging his eyes from my legs to my chest. “College did you good, Ari.”
I smiled sweetly, adjusting the strap of my crop top. “Thanks. I guess four years of yoga and no parental supervision can do wonders.”
Jace didn’t say a word. He leaned against the wooden beam, arms crossed, muscles flexing under his black t-shirt. His sharp jaw ticked. He always looked like he was seconds from snapping—but never at me. At least not before.
Noah, the youngest, stood behind them, eyes wide behind his glasses. His hands stuffed into his hoodie pocket like he didn’t kn
