Chapter 22

• Zayne
• Three days later
• I have been keeping my distance from my tempting stepsister for the last couple of days. I spend my time in my room, playing video games to avoid her. I have also convinced mom to let me skip family dinner because I was not feeling well. I had only seen her once when she had another date with Danuel yesterday, and I spent ten minutes at the window watching him pick her up then staring at the car as they drove off. I know I’m pathetic, right? Me who’s never had to chase anyone, now acting like a simp for a girl who made it clear she only thinks about my dick. I sigh as I pop my headphones on while lying on the bed. I look through my phone at the list of music, hoping to find something to lift my mood, when I hear a knock on the door. I glance at the time, 4:00 pm. Mom and Dad should still be at work, so it can only be one person, her. A slight pain pinches my heart at the thought of her face,