My Stepbrother, My Lover
Seraphina Hardin’s life shatters when her mother marries into wealth, dragging her into a world of privilege, secrets, and betrayal. Forced to share a roof with Ian Hardin, her arrogant, dangerously charming new stepbrother, she vows to resist his cocky smirks and infuriating confidence. But when their fiery clashes ignite something far more intense, resisting him becomes impossible.
Ian has always had the perfect life—or so it seems. Beneath his polished exterior lies a rebellious soul, haunted by expectations and family secrets. Seraphina’s arrival throws his world into chaos, challenging his control and awakening feelings he’s not prepared to face. Even though they are made to resist, they eventually have an affair.
As forbidden tension simmers, lies unravel, and enemies circle closer, Seraphina and Ian are forced to confront their deepest fears, and their undeniable connection. But love isn’t easy when it’s forbidden, and the cost of giving in might be more than they can bear.
Will their love survive betrayal, jealousy, and the weight of their pasts? Or will the world tear them apart before they have a chance to rewrite their story?
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Chapter: Chapter 03: Lines Crossed, Hearts CaughtSeraphinaI woke up with a pounding in my head, like my brain was punishing me for every reckless choice I’d made the night before. Sunlight streamed through the window, too bright, too real. My phone sat on the nightstand, face down, as if even it couldn’t bear to face what I had done.I had sent the pictures to Dan.Every one of them—of Ian’s lips on mine, his hands in my hair, my body leaning into him like I wanted it. Like I needed it.And then, like the coward I told myself I wasn’t, I ended things.“We’re done. Don’t call me.”Just six words to cut a cord that had once tethered my entire future. I blocked his number before the flood of calls and rage-texts could begin. Then I messaged Mom.“Dan’s out. He’s toxic. Controlling. I can’t do this anymore. Please don’t try to fix it.”She read it.No reply. No questions. Just silence that echoed louder than any words.I dragged myself to the bathroom, splashing cold water on my face, scrubbing at my skin like I could erase the memorie
Last Updated: 2025-05-28
Chapter: Chapter 02: The Taste of RevengeSeraphinaThe cheers still echoed faintly in my ears, haunting me like a lingering echo from a nightmare or a fantasy I couldn’t wake up from. I stood there, rooted to the ground, breathless and dazed, like someone who’d just stepped off a rollercoaster… except mine had crashed straight into a wall.My lips still tingled, raw, and sensitive from the kiss I had just stolen from a stranger. A stranger I hadn’t even asked his name. A kiss that didn’t mean love or lust or longing. It meant war.It wasn’t attraction. It wasn’t romance. It was retaliation.It was revenge.And it was Ian’s smirk that haunted me more than anything.That arrogant, knowing smirk he’d worn as if he owned the moment. Like he’d won some twisted game we hadn’t agreed to play.I clutched my phone like a weapon like it could shield me from the emotions battering my chest. My pulse thundered. My fingers trembled. But my mind was sharper than it had been all night.Dan.That cheating, spineless bastard.Did he want to
Last Updated: 2025-05-28
Chapter: Chapter 01: Driving Me to MadnessSeraphinaThe sharp clink of my fork against porcelain echoed like a warning shot. I didn’t care. My eyes locked on Ian Hardin’s face, smug, flawless, and infuriating. If glares could kill, he’d be dead five times over.Jerk.That word had practically become my new last name since the day Mom married his rich, image-obsessed father, Theron Hardin. And now? I was stuck here, trapped at a fancy dinner table in a mansion that reeked of money and lies.I stabbed a piece of asparagus with unnecessary aggression, ignoring my food completely. My mind wandered back to the life we left behind when it was just Mom and me trying to escape Dad’s fists and fake apologies.Freedom tasted like fresh air. Until Theron came along.What did Mom see in him, anyway? The tailored suits? The fake charm? The way he flirted like a teenager when no one was watching? Gross.But just when I thought it couldn’t get any worse… I walked Ian Hardin.To Mom, he was respectful. To Theron, he was perfect, a future law
Last Updated: 2025-05-28
Chapter: Forbidden TemptationPrologue:The night air clung to my skin like heat after a storm heavy, electric, impossible to ignore. Music pulsed from inside the mansion, muffled through the thick patio doors, a dull heartbeat echoing from somewhere behind us. But all of that every beat, every sound, every distant voice faded into meaningless static.Because Ian Hardin had me backed into a corner.Not just physically, though he was close. Too close. His tall frame towered over mine, blocking the path back inside. But it was more than his body, it was the look in his eyes, the crackling tension between us, the dangerous proximity of every word we hadn’t said.“Don’t test my self-control, Freckles.” His voice dropped into a deep, molten whisper that slid over my skin like a slow burn. “You know I have none when it comes to you.”My breath caught. Just like that, my body betrayed me, heart hammering, pulse rushing, skin prickling with unwanted heat. The way his voice wrapped around my name… it sent something curling
Last Updated: 2025-05-28
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