Alex POV
I stepped out of the Uber and looked at the house that no longer felt like home. It looked exactly the same—white walls, black shutters, and the big oak tree in the front yard but everything had changed since Mom married David six months ago.
Mom was away on a business trip, attending meetings and conferences in another city, and I had just returned for the summer after finishing my junior year of college. At twenty-one, I was older, more aware of myself, and carrying feelings I had kept hidden for years. Now, I was walking into a house that belonged to a man I barely knew.
The front door swung open before I could grab my suitcase. David filled the doorway like he owned the sun itself. Six-foot-three, broad shoulders, and a chest that strained against his gray tank top. Sweat g
