Truth or dare?

"I dare you to stop pretending like you still want to be a virgin when you're around me…"

As much as I wanted to say those words to Emily O'Hara after the night we first met, I never did.

Instead, I dared myself to leave her alone.

But I lost that game.

I gave up trying to win.

She was the first girl who didn't run when she found out how damaged I was.

I was the first guy who could read through her sexy sarcasm with ease.

Our connection was toxic and fiery, but we had to douse the flames before getting any closer.

We realized she could never be mine, and I could never be hers.

I was days away from becoming her stepbrother.