Chapter 1
Aurora’s POV
“Daniel? Are you there? Open the damn door already, it’s hot as balls out here.”
I banged on the wood one more time, shifting my weight from one foot to the other because my thighs were already sticking together from the walk. No answer. Typical. My brother probably forgot I was coming over or got distracted by whatever dumb s**t he does on Fridays.
I twisted the knob anyway—unlocked, of course—and pushed inside.
The living room hit me like a wall of smoke and bass. Weed, cheap beer, that sour tang of too many bodies in one space.
Liam and Dylan were sprawled across the couch like they owned the place, which they basically did whenever Daniel wasn’t around to kick them out.
Liam had his shirt off already, dark hair messy, one arm slung over the backrest, bl
