STACIE

The air in the room had become very thick, charged with the heavy, musk scent of my stepbrother and his friends.

I was no longer the invisible stepsister; I was the center of their universe, a prize I've come to know they had all been wanting in secret.

Ace didn’t let go of my waist as he stepped back, guiding me into the center of the room where the bed lamp hit me perfectly.

Ethan and Cole flanked me like guards, their eyes dark with a predatory hunger that made my skin prickle. The three of them circled me like predators who had finally cornered their prize.

"Let’s see...