Page 30 of The Love Playbook

With a chuckle, Jace starts to type.

JACE:

Actually, it’s his sister.

My head whips in his direction. “Dude . . .”

“What?” He raises his hands, laughing. “I had to. Besides, it’s the truth.”

“Stepsister, you dick,” I say as I glance back at my phone, preparing myself for the onslaught of texts.

GRAHAM:

Say what now?

TEAGAN:

That’s a little fucked up, even for you.

ME

: Future stepsister. Not my actual sister. There is ZERO blood relation. For clarification, we just found out our parents are engaged.

ATLAS:

Damn. I thought I finally had a reason to block you.

JACE:

I think it complicates things.

GRAHAM:

I mean, it might . . .

“Ooh, ooh. Tell them she hates his guts,” Brynn says, nudging Jace.

“Again, she doesn’t hate my guts,” I protest.

Brynn shrugs. “Hate is subjective.”

JACE:

She hates his guts.

I hit Jace with a withering glare, but all he does is grin while Brynn smiles in approval.

ME:

I annoy her. There’s a difference.

ATLAS:

Shocker.

TEAGAN:

So, let me get this straight. She’s your soon to be stepsister and you annoy the shit out of her. Anything else we should know?

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