Letting My Brother's Best Friend Take My V-Card (Jessie and Luke)

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The thought still felt strange sometimes. A year ago, I was in college, on track for something completely different. A "normal" life, I guess. But that wasn't me anymore. I left school about six months ago, and I'd be lying if I said it wasn't hard at first. My parents were disappoi

except Aiden.

He was the one who pushed me. The one who told me I needed to run again. And God, I hated him for it at first. For trying to force me to be someone, I didn't feel like I was anymore. For pushing me to relive something I didn't even remember. But now, I know I owe him every time I lace up my shoes. He knew, even when I couldn't see it. He knew this was what I needed.noveldrama

I needed to thank him.

I rounded a bend in the trail, my heart pounding with effort and exhilaration. The sun had just started to rise over the trees, casting long shadows across the path, and for a moment, everything felt still.

Perfect.

It was in these moments, with nothing but the sound of my own breath and the steady beat of my shoes against the dirt, that I felt closest to who I used to be-or maybe who I was becoming now. A new version of Jess. Stronger. More sure of herself. And yet, there was always that nagging emptiness. That piece of me that felt... incomplete.

I couldn't explain it, but it was like something was missing. Someone, maybe. Sometimes, when I was out here in the

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middle of nowhere, the world stretched wide and open around. me. I'd feel it-a shadow of something I'd lost. A whisper of a memory just out of reach.

But I never could quite grasp it.

I pushed harder, picking up speed as I descended the mountain, my body moving on instinct. The faster I ran, the more I could outrun those ghosts. At least for a little while.

By the time I reached the bottom, my legs were shaking with exhaustion, but it was the good kind-the kind that made you feel like you'd accomplished something. Like you'd pushed yourself past your limits and come out stronger on the other side.

I slowed to a jog, wiping the sweat from my brow as I made my way back to the trailhead where my car was parked. The sun was higher now, warming my skin. I stretched my arms overhead, feeling the tension release from my muscles.

As I stood there, breathing in the cool mountain air, I thought about the future. About what came next. The competitions, the sponsors, the next race. It was exciting, but it also felt... overwhelming. Like I was standing at the edge of something huge, and I wasn't quite sure if

But I knew one thing for certain: I wouldn't be here without Aiden. As much as I hated him for it at first, he was the reason I was back on this path. The reason I'd found something to hold onto when everything else felt like it was slipping away. PART 3-CHAPTER 153