Semua Bab OFF LIMITS: FALLING FOR THE WRONG BRENNAN : Bab 21 - Bab 27

I rushed into the first room down the hallway and snapped the lock shut behind me, my heart slamming so hard against my ribs it actually scared me. My eyes burned from how much I'd been blinking, trying to hold everything in, and the second the door clicked shut I let my back hit it and slid down until I was sitting on the floor. My hands wouldn't stop shaking. I stared at them like they belonged to someone else. The image of Julia kissing him kept playing on a loop, her hands fisted in his shirt, his hands in his pockets, not pulling her closer, not pushing her away. Just standing there and letting it happen. Some sick, traitorous part of me wanted to go back downstairs and watch the rest of it. Watch whatever that stupid game involves. Like punishing myself with it would somehow make the feeling in my chest go away instead of worse. I dragged myself up onto the bed. I shouldn't be feeling like this. I was the one who said it was a mistake and that we should never do it agai

🪝Adriana's POV 🪝 "You're okay, sweetie?" Mom's voice carried a note of concern as I settled into my chair at the breakfast table the next morning. Her eyes swept over me from head to toe, lingering on my face long enough for my stomach to knot. I forced a smile and reached for the toast. "Yeah." The single word scraped against my throat. Judging by the way she continued studying me, she wasn't buying it. I couldn't blame her. My eyes were swollen from crying myself to sleep after everything that had happened with Klaus. "Are you sure? You look—" "Let her be, dear." Dad interrupted gently before Mom could finish. "She's probably just stressed from school." I looked at him gratefully, mouthing a silent thank you. "Wanting to know if my daughter is okay isn't a crime, Fred," Mom replied, shooting him a look that said she wasn't pleased. Dad simply smiled before leaning closer to me. "She's been on edge because of your sister," he murmured quietly. I nodded. That

🏑 Klaus's POV 🏑I swung the locker room doors open, stomping inside as the sound of music and loud voices hit me.The boys were everywhere, getting ready for our first regular game of the season. Some were laughing, some were shouting across the room, and others were already hyping themselves up, but none of it reached me.My eyes immediately landed on Sean.He was sitting by his locker, his nose still bruised from where my fist had connected last night, while my own knuckles were wrapped in fresh bandages. A reminder of how quickly things had spiraled out of control again today.And somehow, both times, Adriana had been the reason.I looked away because the truth was, I wasn't worried about Sean nor Molly, my sister.I was worried about Adriana.I knew I had lost control, and that was the part that pissed me off the most. Because whenever it came to Adriana, I always felt like I was one second away from losing my damn mind.I wanted to apologize to Molly. I honestly did.But every