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• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 34: In the Dean's office.

  Well, this is awkward…..Estel glares at Levi as he stands at one end of the principal’s office.I stand at the other end with her and between us are two seats, one occupied by Christian and the other by Cassie. I feel my heart race lightly at the thought of what’s probably going to happen here.Why does he always seem to appear only when I’m about to be embarrassed lately?First it was at the anniversary dinner, which wasn’t even a dinner to begin with. He had to save me from being hit by my boyfriend, and then he took me home because my boyfriend left me at the restaurant in the dead of night.Now he’s back.And just like before Levi was putting his hands on me, not hiding the fact that he was going to use his strength to get me to do something I didn’t want to. It almost feels like Christian is always around to help me out… except he’s Christian Storm.I doubt he’s taking out any special time to watch a college student.“Lyra Bennett.” My head snaps to attention at the mention of m

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 33: Story on the Universirty Forum.

  Levi’s eyes meet mine and there’s a look of confrontation in his gaze.As he walks over to my seat, I feel my mind flash back to that moment in the restaurant when he almost hit me.He never apologized for that, and he hasn’t reached out to me ever since.It’s been more than a week since that happened so why would such a man have a haughty, self-righteous look on his face?Levi stops right beside me, coolly pulls out his phone from his pocket, and turns the screen to face me, anger and disappointment in his tone as he asks, “How could you do something like this to your best friend, Lyra?”My eyes linger on Levi’s face for a moment before drifting to the screen of his phone as I suppress the urge to tell him to go to hell. It doesn’t take me too long to recognize the layout of the page. In fact, I do the moment I set my eyes on it.It’s the university’s public forum. Every student of the university has a profile created for them once they’re offered admission, and the public forum is t

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 31: Trashy man's return.

  “What do you think you’re doing!?”In the four years I’ve spent in the university walls, I’ve never spoken to Estel for more than a minute, so maybe that’s why I had no idea that she could sound equal parts furious and scary if she wanted to.The sound of her voice sends a chill down my spine and it does the same to Cassie because she drops her hand, an odd look crossing her face as she looks between both of us.Like she remembers her position in this school, Cassie’s gaze turns haughty again, her voice becoming vapid as she quips, “And who invited you into OUR private conversation? If I wanted someone to hold my textbooks, I’d have asked for you. Now leave!”Estel stands her ground like Cassie never even spoke in the first place, all the while directing a condescending look at her as she responds, “Maybe if you ever bothered to open a textbook, you would have had enough knowledge to do your thesis yourself, not rope your friend into doing it for you. Were you about to hit her just no

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 30: The secret ally.

  Lyra’s pov.My head hurts as I stare at the document in front of me.A yawn escapes my lips, and I feel my eyes water from the force of it. I barely slept last night.Today’s the day I defend my thesis. The thesis I have spent months on end working on, getting chapters and references alike approved, today is the defense, and with the way I’ve been trying my best not to botch this up…“Shit,” I hiss against the onslaught of a headache and massage the plane of my forehead.I’m prepared for my defense… I’ve worked on this thesis for months on end now and I can recite the words on the pages in my sleep, so there’s nothing for me to be worried about. I really want to believe that, but when the sun finally creeps its rays through my windows, I know the only one who can make that true is me. It all depends on how well I perform today.Letting my eyes wander around the empty room once again, I notice, despite how much I have promised myself not to, I still notice that this room has housed onl

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 29: Who he is.

  Gradually, Mr. Ranulf doesn't push questions to him anymore.He asks me directly, and before the end of the night, there’s a new look in the man’s eyes, one of mutual acknowledgment as we end the discussions and he compliments me, “You are an astonishingly intelligent woman, Lyra.Companies will be fighting to have your knowledge on their side when you graduate, and I will be first in line.”I smile at him, perhaps the first genuine smile I have smiled tonight, as I accept his compliment with one of my own, “Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Ranulf. It’s been my pleasure speaking to you.”As a waiter arrives with a bottle of non-alcoholic champagne and filled flutes, Mr. Ranulf takes one glass and drains it in a swift move before he gets up. Christian follows suit, that look of ruthless efficiency in his eyes as he and Mr. Ranulf engage in light conversation while making their way downstairs.I get up, following closely while Levi trails behind.As we make our way outside the restauran

• One Night's Mistake: Claimed by my Boyfriend's Brother.   Chapter 28: Uncontrolled rage.

  “Nothing’s wrong.”The response is simple and calm. I feel very satisfied with myself when I hear it and I stride out of the lounge, heading back towards the table without waiting for a response from either of them.The moment I’m out of the lounge my expression threatens to sour and tears sting the back of my eyes.Today is a disaster. Not only because of this farce of an anniversary, but because now I know my true place.I know this is all a game to both of them.A game to see who can use Lyra the most.“Lyra!”I ignore Levi’s voice calling me and continue walking.When his hand wraps tightly around my arm my eyes fly wide open and I make to protest but the look in Levi’s eyes stops me. Levi looks furious.His voice is seething as he speaks, “How dare you speak to my brother like that?”My mind blanks out for a moment as I try to convince myself that this isn’t real. That this isn’t happening, but the pain around my arm feels very real.The anger in Levi’s eyes looks authentic, and