We lay there for a while, basking in the afterglow of our forbidden tryst. And as I drifted off to sleep in Jake’s arms, I knew that our relationship had changed forever. We were more than just stepsiblings now…we were lovers, bound together by the most taboo of desires.
But even as I reveled in the warmth of Jake’s body, a small part of me wondered what the future held for us. Would we be able to keep our relationship a secret? Would our families ever accept it? Or would we be forced to give each other up, to live with the knowledge that our love was doomed from the start?