-Sienna-

The world felt different after that kiss.

We went back to acting like we hated each other. We fought over the remote. We slammed doors. We threw each other looks like knives across the hallway. But it was all fake. A script for our parents, for anyone watching. The truth was messier.

Every time Jaxon walked into a room, my stomach flipped. My throat went tight. If our hands brushed in the hallway, it was like touching a live wire, like a sharp, instant heat that I felt in every inch of me.

My journal turned into chaos. Half confessions, half lies.

I hate him.

I hate the way...