When my mom remarried, I moved into my stepfather’s house expecting awkward dinners and forced smiles—not him.Aiden Blackwood.The most popular playboy in school.The boy every girl wanted… and the boy I should never, ever want.If anyone found out we were living under the same roof, my life would explode. So I did what any sane person would do—I avoided him.At school, I kept my head down.At home, I stayed in my room.Distance was safe. Distance was smart.But Aiden never played fair.One corner of a hallway, one sudden pull into his chest, and his mouth was at my ear—his arms caging me in.His eyes burned like he’d waited lifetimes.And then he growled one word that shattered every rule between us.“Mate.”Now the school’s golden boy is hunting me with a claim I don’t understand, a desire I can’t outrun, and a bond that should never exist.He’s my stepbrother.He’s forbidden.And he’s the only boy my heart can’t let go of.