Stella's P.O.V.

I stand outside Alex's room, drenched and trembling, can't able to hold myself together. The tears won't stop, and my heart feels like it's being crushed under all the pain. I can't take this. I just want relief, even if it's crossing all the boundaries with my stepbrother.

"Alex, I want relief from this pain. Please, make me feel desirable." I plead in a shaky voice as fresh tears roll down my cheeks. I've never felt this broken before, so desperate for someone to pull me out of this hell.

He looks at me with concern and hesitation. He doesn't move and doesn't say a word at first, but I can see the conflict in his expression.

"Stella..." He steps closer, his hand brushing against my arm, but then he pulls back. "You need to come inside and get warm. You're drenched."

I shake my head, clutching his shirt, desperate for relief. Deep down, I know I'm making a mistake, but I crave his touch and long for him to soothe my pain and make me forget everything.

"No, I don't care about that. I just... I need this. Alex, I need to feel like I'm worth something." I cry out, begging him to make me feel better.

"I can't take advantage of you like this, Stella. You're not in the right state of mind. You're hurt."

I sob, feeling like my heart is shattering all over again. "It means I'm undesirable to you. That's why..."

He shakes his head. "No, Stella. No." He gently wipes my tears with his thumb. "I told you earlier how much I desire you. You are the most desirable woman in the world to me, but this... this isn't right. You're my stepsister, and you're vulnerable right now."

"But I'm dying for the relief, Alex," I plead. "I can't sleep. I'm going crazy. Please, help me, Alex. Please... make me feel desirable."

I know I'm sounding way too much desperate now, but I don't care. I just need him.

He looks at me, his jaw clenched tight, his fists trembling as he fights against what he's feeling. For a long moment, he doesn't say a word, just stares at me with those stormy hazel eyes of his. Then, with a frustrated groan, he closes the distance between us.

"Stella... damn it," he mutters before leaning and capturing my lips in a heated kiss.

His lips crash against mine with the same desperation I feel, and the pain starts to melt away like magic. His hands move to the buttons of my shirt, fingers trembling as he undoes them one by one before slipping his hands beneath the fabric and into my bra.

I gasp, feeling his touch. All the insecurities, all the hurt—none of it matters right now. All that matters is this moment with him.

That's why I came here—to feel this. To feel no pain, only to feel his magical touch.

***

Alex's P.O.V.

As I pull away from the kiss, her warm breath caresses my face, driving me crazy. I never felt like this with any woman before in my life.

"Just feel my touch, Flower," I say in a husky voice as I gently stroke her face, my thumb brushing her swollen lips. "Your lips... they're the most desirable thing I've ever tasted."

Stella closes her eyes as I let my hands travel down her body. I slowly slip her shirt off her shoulders, revealing the soft skin beneath. I can't believe she was hiding such a sexy body beneath her clothes.

God, how can anyone not see how perfect she is? No other girl has ever made me feel like this, this kind of pull.

"You're so attractive and heavenly beautiful, Stella." I murmur, my eyes roaming over her exposed skin as I drop her shirt to the floor.

My hands trace a path down her shoulders, past her soft chest, until they settle on her belly, stroking her skin.

Fuck! She feels so soft, like a delicate petal, fragile yet intoxicatingly irresistible.

She shivers beneath my touch, and I feel her body arch toward me, seeking more.

I've never touched anyone like this before. I've never wanted to. But with Stella, everything feels different. Her skin is softer than anything I've ever felt, and every inch of her reacts to my touch like I'm unlocking something inside her.

As my fingers press her tits over the fabric of her bra, I hear her gasp. Her eyes stay closed, and she is completely lost in the moment, in the feeling of my hands on her. She's giving herself over to me, trusting me to take her pain away, to give her the relief she's begging for.

But I know I'm not just doing this for her. I need this too, more than I want to admit. She makes me feel alive in a way no one else has.

I lean down and press my lips softly against her collarbone, my hands still roaming over her body. "You're more beautiful than you'll ever know," I whisper against her skin.

I kneel before her and pull her wet leggings down her legs, yearning to devour her, making her forget all the pain of the world.

Damn! Her milky white thighs. They're so tempting.

"Your thighs are irresistible." I stare at them with profound desire in my eyes before trailing my fingers up her smooth skin. Her legs tremble beneath my touch.

Fuck! Why didn't I meet earlier? Because if I had, she wouldn't get shattered by that fucking Jade.

I lean forward, brushing my lips along the inside of her thigh, feeling her shudder in response.

She's more than I could have imagined—so soft, so perfect, and completely mine in this moment.

As I place a soft kiss on her crotch over her drenched undies, she lets out a soft moan, clutching my hair.

Fuck! Her moan drives me crazy. It makes my dick throb.

I look up at her, and a smile flashes on my face, witnessing her facial expression.

I'm dying to make her mine, but there's a part of me that's screaming to stop, to pull back before we cross the line we can't return from.

But I don't stop.

"Stella, you don't even know what you do to me," I utter, fixing my eyes on her. She looks so hot.

Now there is no more that shattered Stella... there is the woman who is dying to have me.

Damn! I can't wait to know how tight she would be. My desires are at their peak, and I'm hard like a rock inside my pants.

I gently push her onto the bed and come above her. "See, Stella, how hard you're making me." I grind myself against her.

Oh, God! I'm dying to bury myself deep into her. But not today. I'll claim her as mine when she isn't vulnerable. It's hard, but right now, I just want to make her feel better and take away her pain.

I reach around and unclasp her bra before sliding it off and tossing it to the floor. I pause for a moment, taking in the heavenly sight of her.

"God, Stella, you're so sexy and perfect." I whisper, can't able to tear my eyes away from her. Her breasts are full and round, her nipples already hard from the cool air and the heat of the moment. I cup them, my thumbs brushing over her sensitive nipples, and she arches her back in response, letting out a soft moan.

I grin, feeling pride at how her body responds to my touch.

"Your breasts are so tempting, Stella." My hands knead her soft skin as I lean down and kiss her neck, making her throw her head back.

Her fingers tangle in my hair as I trail kisses down to her chest. My mouth hovers just above her nipple before I take it between my lips, sucking gently.

But suddenly, she pushes me away.