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April's Edge

19 chapters

~48 min read

Sofia Reyes left everything behind in her country to study abroad only to have her long-distance girlfriend break up with her. By late January, she's fixated on Liam Gallagher, the senior in her single shared math class—and when she finally confesses, she discovers he's been wanting her for two weeks already. Their birthdays fall in the same April week, but three months later, after a party leaves Liam drunk and jealous of the guys circling her, the tension between them finally explodes.

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MEET THE CHARACTERS

Sofia Reyes

An 18-year-old Filipina immigrant with warm honey-brown skin and long black hair she ties back when studying. She has dark, watchful eyes that carry the weight of leaving everything familiar behind—eyes that notice the way certain people move through the world like they belong. Her body is petite but quietly strong from years of helping her grandmother carry market bags, and she has a habit of biting her lower lip when she's nervous, which is often these days.

Liam Gallagher

A 19-year-old senior with dirty blond hair that falls across his forehead and pale blue eyes that seem to see more than he lets on. He's tall with a lean swimmer's build, broad shoulders from years of summer lifeguarding, and a quiet intensity that makes other students think he's arrogant—but he's just shy in a different language than Sofia is. He has a small scar above his left eyebrow from a childhood bike accident, and he cracks his knuckles when he's nervous, which has been every day since she sat down next to him in math class.

Maya Chen

Sofia's 19-year-old long-distance ex-girlfriend who still lives in their hometown across the ocean. She has sharp features, short black hair she keeps buzzed on the sides, and the kind of confident smile that made Sofia fall for her in the first place. A photography student with ink-stained fingers and a silver ring through her left eyebrow, she was the first person Sofia ever loved—and the one who let her go.

Jenna Kowalski

Sofia's 20-year-old classmate and the closest thing she has to a friend in America. Jenna has curly red hair she dyes brighter every season, a constellation of freckles across her nose and shoulders, and an energy that fills whatever room she's in. She drags Sofia to parties, makes her try new foods, and has appointed herself Sofia's unofficial guide to American chaos.

Marcus Webb

A 21-year-old senior and Liam's best friend since middle school, built like a wrestler with a shaved head and a easy, disarming smile. He works at a local auto shop and always smells faintly of grease and mint gum. He's the only person who knows Liam is head-over-heels for Sofia—and he never lets him forget it.

EXPLORE CHAPTERS

First Seats

She slides into the only empty seat, second row, and Liam glances at her with a quick nod that says nothing and everything. His thumb traces the spine of his textbook once, then stills. She catches the scar above his eyebrow before she looks away. The professor starts talking, but all she hears is the sound of Liam cracking his knuckles under the table.

Next Seat

She slides into the same seat, second row, and feels him settle beside her without needing to look. His knuckles crack once under the desk as the professor dims the lights for a projected problem set. Their shoulders brush when she leans forward to copy a limit equation, and neither of them pulls away. His hand rests on the desk edge, palm up, and she watches her own fingers drift a half-inch closer before she stops them.

Still Warm

Sofia slides into her seat early and finds Liam already there, his notebook open but his eyes on the door—on her. The room is half-empty, the projector still dark. He doesn't crack his knuckles. She sets her bag down and feels his gaze on her lip as she bites it. The silence stretches long enough that her hand drifts toward the edge of the desk where his rested yesterday.

Her Doorstep

She fumbles with the keys, his hand steady over hers. Inside, the curtains are half-drawn. He cups her face and kisses her slow, deep, his thumb brushing her jaw. Her back meets the wall, his hips press against hers, and his hand slides under the hem of her shirt—warm palm against her ribs, asking without words.

The First Push

Sofia tugs his jeans down past his hips, and he kicks them off the rest of the way. Her hand finds him, guides him to her center, and the head of his cock nudges against her wet heat—she lifts her hips, a breathless yes against his mouth, and he pushes forward an inch, the tightness beginning to give way. He stops there, buried just inside her, letting her feel the stretch, her nails pressing crescents into his shoulders.

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