Abel There I was again—losing control. I dragged a hand over my face and leaned back against the wall, forcing myself to breathe, to steady the storm inside me. I thought I could handle it. I thought I was stronger than this. Turns out I wasn’t even close. My eyes dropped to the hard length, straining painfully against my pants. “Calm down,” I muttered under my breath. “You’ve got this. You can hold it together.” Just one more year. One year wasn’t that long anymore. I could wait. I had to wait. And if you’re wondering why—why I’m fighting this so hard, why I refuse to touch her beyond what I already have—it isn’t because Clara isn’t of age. She is. In our world, she’s old enough. The problem… is me. It’s my family. It’s the history I refuse to repeat. My mother got pregnant at

