You’re Mine by Penny Brooks novel Chapter 1

 Chapter 1

Harper

“Nope. No way. Uh uh. This shows waaaay too much skin.” I stare at my reflection in the mirror, glaring at the offending scraps of material I’m currently wearing. The triangle bikini top barely contains my breasts, and when I turn to check out my backside, the bottom half of my butt cheeks are hanging out.

“You look hot,” my best friend Sadie says, her dark eyes sparkling as she clutches her hands together in glee. “Let’s go to the pool!”

Shaking my head, I face her, taking her in. She‘s wearing a two piece that barely covers her, but she’s not as curvy as I am. I envy her smallish boobs and willowy figure. She can get away with anything, including not wearing a bra. If ! didn’t wear a bra?

Tits everywhere.

“I know that look.” Sadie points at my face, where I can feel the scowl already forming. “You’re coming outside with me. No chickening out allowed.”

“I can’t.” I’m already whining, and this isn’t good, especially when I promised Sadie I would actually be social tonight.

We’re hosting a party. Our parents are out of town for the weekend and my twin brother Ryan thought it would be the perfect opportunity to throw an alcohol-soaked bash. He pretty much invited everyone from school to attend.

It doesn’t matter to Ryan that we don’t live in the best neighborhood in town. Or that our old, two-story house is kind of shabby. We have a pool and access to Dad’s liquor stash. To him and his friends, that’s cause for a celebration.

“You can and you will, Sadie says firmly as she grabs hold of my arm and steers me toward my closed bedroom door. I try to resist, but

she’s stronger than she looks. “It’ll be fun. I promise. All the boys will be looking at you.”

She practically croons that last statement, as if it’s supposed to entice me. Guess what?

It doesn’t

Having the boys look at me is a problem. Their attention makes me uneasy. Uncomfortable. Ryan may be my twin, but we are the complete opposites in almost every single way. He’s popular at our private school while I’m not. He attracts all the girls, while guys barely look in my direction. He’s really attractive. I’m really…

Average.

Okay, I have nice hair. It’s a thick, glossy brown with natural gold highlights that become brighter in the sun. It’s my best asset. Well, that and my boobs. If you’re in to big ones, then I can deliver.

Ugh, my thoughts are so dumb sometimes.

“Ready to go?” Sadie chirps, pulling me out of my head.

I blink at her, surprised to see we‘re standing directly in front of my bedroom door, her hand curved around the handle. “I’m not ready yet.”

Her shoulders slump a little, but

she’s not defeated yet. “I hear Easton is already out there.”

Okay, that perks me right up. “Did he bring a girl?”

“I don’t think so.” Sadie smiles brightly and opens my bedroom door. “Come on, let’s go!”

I let her drag me down the hall. Down the stairs. Into the kitchen, which is packed with all sorts of people I vaguely recognize from school. Not a one of them says anything to me, and it’s my house.

Frustrating

We go outside, where there are even more people. Music is playing loudly over the portable

speaker Ryan got for Christmas last year. It’s small but powerful, and the heavy base seems to throb in time with my heartbeat. There are so many people in our small pool, I’m not sure how they all fit. Others are crowded around the sides, dipping their feet in the water or sitting in one of the chairs that surrounds the small glass topped table with a giant crack in

Easton is sitting at the head of the table like a king surveying his court. He’s the most popular boy in our class-in the entire school. He’s gorgeous and rich and built like a god. Tall and broad with a powerful chest and six pack abs.

I jerk my gaze away from the perfection that is his mouth and glare at my best friend. “He’s not my boy,” I remind her.