Forbidden Desire: Tempted By My Stepbrother
AUTUMN'S POV
His voice was low when he said it — “You shouldn’t be here, Autumn.”
“Then stop looking at me like that,” I fired back.
He didn’t blink. “Like what?”
“Like you’re about to do something you’ll regret.”
He stepped closer, close enough for me to feel the heat off him. “I already regret it.”
And then he kissed me.
It wasn’t gentle. It wasn’t sweet. It was the kind of kiss that felt like a secret we’d never escape from.
The next morning, my mom came home glowing, flashing a ring.
And beside her stood him. The same man who kissed me like I belonged to him.
“Autumn,” she said, smiling proudly. “Meet your new stepbrother.”
Everything inside me froze — except his gaze.
He didn’t even flinch. Just stared, silent, daring me to say something.
Now, we live under the same roof. Same walls. Same tension that hums like electricity every time we’re alone.
He says it’s wrong.
He swears he’s trying to stop.
But when the house goes quiet, and his voice finds me in the dark, he whispers, “Tell me to leave, and I will.”
I never do.
Because this isn’t just attraction — it’s an obsession neither of us can break.
And when the truth finally blows open, someone’s going to burn for it.
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Chapter: Being Her GuardDanteThe horror in Autumn’s eyes wasn’t like anything I had seen before, and I was glad that I didn’t allow Ulcer to talk me out of her presence.Why would he just blurt things out like that?It took a moment for Autumn to regain her consciousness, but I could already see tears gathering in her eyes, and I wanted Ulcer to excuse us almost immediately so that I could take her out of the public eyes.“Who would murder him?” Autumn asked, her voice laced with deep sadness.“Autumn, you should…” I started, but she cut me off.“No, I want to know what happened to him,” she insisted.Well, she had already heard the hardest part of it since Ulcer chose to start from that angle, so maybe it was better she heard everything else at once. My only concern was that it was breaking her, and she might break down completely out here, and I didn’t want that.“How was he murdered?” She turned to Ulcer and asked.I couldn’t deny that I hadn’t noticed how he had been looking at me, but he should know th
Last Updated: 2025-10-17
Chapter: Always Look Out For DangerAutumnWhat Dante said to me came to me as a shock. After spending all this time with them, I knew that they were surrounded by enemies, but I never thought that they would want to get me involved.“I don’t mean to scare you, but he is a very bad man, Autumn,” Dante continued as shivers ran down my spine. “You have no idea what I have done to keep you protected. The man you met, Eric Sunderman, or whatever he told you he name was, is not Eric. He is one of Don Milano’s men who was sent to kidnap you and take you to him,” Dante went on to add.I wanted him to stop because the more he spoke, the more scared I became.I recalled Eric well enough, and how Dante had tried to kill him. Now I understood why he had acted the way he did, and meanwhile, I had been upset and defensive that day. I also recalled that he was taking me towards a direction I was unfamiliar with. There were so many people there that day, and he could have chosen to mingle with anyone of them, and yet, he chose me. I h
Last Updated: 2025-10-17
Chapter: Pushing My ButtonsDanteSanchez had called, asking about our deal, but I had to tell him that I wasn’t in the city for now. Then he went further to tell me that Don Silvanos was making plans to get Autumn for himself. He had been making plans, and nearly succeeding, but this time around, Sanchez had said that he was going the extra mile.“He is not moving to lose, Dante. He is going to get her this time around,” Sanchez had said.“I am going to have Don Silvanos’s head when I get back. I will die before I let him come anywhere close to Autumn,” I vowed to Sanchez.Sanchez was saying something, but I felt the presence of someone in my room, and even before I turned, I knew that it was Autumn.“Let me talk to you later,” I told him.“Dante, this whole thing is stretching, and if Don knows that I am communicating with you, he is going to have me killed,” Sanchez said, sounding worried.“We will have to talk when I get back,” I responded and ended the call before he could say a word. Then I turned, and I
Last Updated: 2025-10-16
Chapter: Use His CompanyAutumn“I can’t wait for you to get here, Susan,” I told her.I stayed on the phone with her because I didn’t want to be alone. It just felt so scary being alone right now, and I never thought I would have that feeling, and because of that, I didn’t want Susan to hang up.“I am so mad that my flight got delayed, Autumn,” she told me for the sixth time since we started talking on the phone. “But I promise you that I will be there tomorrow. I won’t miss your dad’s funeral for anything in the world,” she assured me.“I am counting on that,” I said deeply and sighed.“So, any news about what happened to him?” She asked.“Nothing yet,” I answered. “Dante insisted that we get checked into this hotel, and then later, we can speak with Ulcer about it,” I added.“I am beginning to like this Dante man, Autumn,” Susan said seductively.And instantly, protective instinct came upon me. The moment Susan sounded like she wanted him, I immediately became jealous and protective. It wasn’t like Susan h
Last Updated: 2025-10-16
Chapter: Just Like HimAutumn“I already hired a cab, which is already here,” Dante told Ulcer after I eventually agreed. “We would send you the address of the hotel and you could come see Autumn there to have a conversation before we can go over to her dad’s house,” he added.Gosh, he liked to be in charge, didn’t he?It was upsetting to watch, and the only reason I accepted this was because he was right about being a stranger around here. My dad had long left the home he once shared with my mum. He relocated from that city entirely, and I had no clue where he was until he passed. This was a less modernized city, and I couldn’t deny that even while I argued with Dante, I couldn’t help but wonder why my dad had come here.This wasn’t even where he grew up.Ulcer looked at me, trying to confirm if I was in on what Dante was saying. “Yes, Ulcer, we will keep in touch,” I responded tightly.I knew him briefly because he worked for my dad, but that was all I knew about him. I didn’t even know his name until n
Last Updated: 2025-10-15
Chapter: Strong-headedDanteAutumn’s eyes blazed with anger the moment I told Ulcer that we would be staying at a hotel, but she didn’t understand that I was doing this for her own good. “Ulcer, I would be staying at my dad’s house…wherever that it,” Autumn stubbornly said.“Could you give us a few minutes alone?” I requested.He seemed a little confused and skeptical, but when I glared at him tightly, he eventually raised his hands in surrender before walking back to the car he had brought.“What is the meaning of this?” Autumn asked through clenched teeth the moment Ulcer walked away from us.At least she waited until he was out of earshot.“I am doing this for your own good,” I told her. “If you are worried about staying in the same room with me, then you don’t have to because I already made arrangements for two rooms,” I added.That seemed to surprise her a little, but she got over it quickly and went back to being upset really fast that if I wasn’t paying attention, I would have missed it.I already
Last Updated: 2025-10-15
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