Tangled With The Other Brother
She was always the good girl. Until heartbreak made her reckless.
Elena Sinclair thought marriage meant forever.
But five years in, her “forever” has become a gilded cage of pain and betrayal.
She’s the wife who couldn’t give him a child. The barren disappointment. And for that, her husband offered her a cruel compromise… an open marriage. One that gave him the right to find someone who could carry his heir.
The next day, he brought a pregnant woman home. The same woman who was first introduced as his cousin.
The humiliation doesn’t end there, his mother lashes out… hurling insults and even fists, while her husband turns a blind eye. Not once has he defended her. Not once has he shown her love. She’s nothing more than a placeholder… a name on a marriage certificate.
The cruelest part? She loved him. She loved him long before the vows, long before the lies… so deeply it blinded her to who he really was.
Now, to make him jealous, she turns to the one man she should never touch: Jaxx Moretti, her husband’s younger brother. The dangerous one. The black sheep of the Sinclair family. The man who once made her high school years hell… and now has every reason to destroy her husband's legacy.
What starts as a twisted game soon ignites into something raw, addictive, and completely forbidden.
But Jaxx isn’t just her escape. He’s everything her husband isn’t. Because the deeper she sinks into Jaxx's bed… The harder it becomes to crawl back out.
Content Warning: This book contains mature themes intended for adult audiences (18+), including explicit sexual content, toxic relationships, manipulation, and emotional trauma. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
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Chapter: Chapter 313~ I Didn't Kidnap HerGraham's Point Of ViewThe heavy wooden doors at the far end of the warehouse creaked open, admitting a hurried figure carrying a faded leather medical bag. It was Dr. Vane, a disgraced former surgeon who operated exclusively in the underbelly of Florence for triple his usual rates.His hands trembled slightly as he walked, the telltale sign of a man who had traded his medical license for whiskey and desperation years ago, yet somehow his eyes still held the sharp, calculating focus of someone who once saved lives in respectable operating rooms. "Get the light over here, now!" Vance barked at Miller, pointing toward the hanging bulb above the cot. The doctor didn't waste time with pleasantries. He snapped on a pair of latex gloves, pulled a small bottle of local anesthetic, a scalpel, and a pair of long surgical forceps from his bag, arranging them with the practiced efficiency of a man who had done this a hundred times in a hundred other filthy rooms. "This is going to burn," Dr.
Last Updated: 2026-08-23
Chapter: Chapter 312~ Jaxx Isn't As Powerless As We ThoughtGraham's Point Of ViewThe world seemed to completely fall apart around me. "Jaxx..." I whispered, my voice dropping into a dark, terrifying, blood-curdling murmur as I stared out the blacked-out window at the passing Italian countryside. "Jaxx... you bastard..." The name tasted like ash in my mouth, bitter and unfamiliar, as if I were speaking of a stranger rather than the brother I had spent my entire life dismissing. I had spoken his name a thousand times before, always with contempt, always with the casual cruelty of someone who believed themselves untouchable. Now it felt like a curse, heavy on my tongue, refusing to be swallowed. I tried to summon the old scorn, the familiar sneer that had always accompanied his name, but it wouldn't come. In its place sat something colder, something that felt disturbingly close to fear. I slumped back against the stained leather seat, my bloody fingers curling into a tight, helpless fist against my knee. I was penniless, bleeding out in a d
Last Updated: 2026-08-20
Chapter: Chapter 311~ You're A Wanted Man On Two ContinentsGraham's Point Of ViewThe dirt tasted like iron, copper, and damp underground rot. It coated my tongue, thick and metallic, mixing with the blood already pooling in my mouth. I had never known dirt could taste like defeat, but it did. Every single breath I drew into my lungs felt like taking a serrated hunting knife straight to the chest. I lay sprawled in the mud of the abandoned drainage tunnel, my left cheek pressed flat against the filthy stone, watching blood pool beneath my ruined suit jacket. The Armani fabric, once immaculate, now clung to my skin in shredded, sodden strips… a fitting metaphor for everything else that had unraveled tonight. I remembered the tailor in Milan who had fitted this very jacket, his careful hands smoothing the lapels, promising me it would last a lifetime. The irony nearly made me laugh, if laughing hadn't threatened to tear something vital loose inside my chest. It was soaking out of my left shoulder in thick, rhythmic pulses… warm, sticky, and
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Chapter: Chapter 310~ They're Both FineHeather's Point Of ViewThe silence in Lexy's living room wasn't peaceful; it was suffocating. Every tick of the antique clock on the wall felt like a needle poking straight into my frayed nerves, each second stretching into an eternity of dread that pressed against my ribs like a physical weight. It had been four agonizing days. Four long, agonizing days without a single text, phone call, or whisper of news from Jaxx. Four days of staring blankly at my phone screen until the light burned my eyes, praying for a signal, a notification, literally anything to tell me that my sister wasn't lying dead in some cold Italian ditch. I'd barely eaten. I'd barely slept. Every time I closed my eyes, some new horrific scenario played out behind my eyelids, each one worse than the last, until I'd started leaving the lights on just to keep the images at bay. I sat on the edge of the velvet sofa, my legs trembling so violently that my knees were practically knocking together. Across the coffee tab
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Chapter: Chapter 309~ None Of Them Are My ElenaElena's Point Of ViewBefore I could even edge a single inch further off the mattress, Jaxx's arm shot out like an iron vice. His large, warm hand clamped around my waist and yanked me straight back onto the bed, dragging me flush against his side, as though the mere thought of distance between us was unacceptable to him. Every muscle in his arm seemed carved from stubbornness alone, and I could feel the tension radiating off him, a silent, immovable declaration that I was not going anywhere. A loud, mortified shriek tore right out of my throat. My hands flew up to hit his shoulder, but I caught myself mid-air, terrified of jarring his split skin or his cracked ribs. Even in my panic, some small, stubborn part of me refused to hurt him further. It was almost absurd, how much I cared about his bruises when he was the one manhandling me back into bed like I weighed nothing at all. My pulse hammered wildly, caught somewhere between outrage and something far more confusing. "What the h
Last Updated: 2026-08-13
Chapter: Chapter 308~ When Is The Wedding?Elena's Point Of ViewI pulled back sharply, my palms pressing against his chest to create just enough space so I could stare down into his dark eyes. A deep, frustrated frown carved into my forehead, my eyebrows pulling together as a hundred unspoken fears churned in my chest. I searched his face, half expecting him to flinch or look away, but he only gazed back at me with that infuriating calm, as if nothing in the world could touch him. It was maddening, that composure of his, as though he existed on some separate plane where fear simply couldn't reach him. Jaxx's relaxed expression instantly shifted, his eyes widening with a touch of alarm. His hand smoothed over my waist, and his voice dropped low. "What is it, princess? Are you in pain? Is it your arm?" "Why did you put your life at risk, Jaxx?!" I demanded, the sheer, agonizing frustration bursting out of me all over again. The image of him pinned under Graham's guards on that filthy concrete floor flashed behind my eyes, ma
Last Updated: 2026-08-11
His Contracted Wife: When Revenge Meets Love
Five years ago, Nina Hale lost everything… her family, her reputation, and the man she once loved. Betrayed by her own sister and abandoned by those she trusted most, she disappeared without a trace.
Now she’s back.
With a new identity and a burning determination, Nina is ready to reclaim her life and chase the dream she once gave up: becoming a star actress. But her return awakens old enemies, and her scheming sister Lydia is determined to ruin her again.
Just when Nina thinks things can’t get worse, she’s caught in another trap… and unexpectedly crosses paths with a quiet, lonely little boy.
Ethan Grant hasn’t spoken in years.
Feeling responsible for him, Nina agrees to stay and help the child come out of his shell. But she didn’t expect Ethan’s dangerously charming father, Lucas Grant, to enter the picture.
Cold, powerful, and impossible to read, Lucas slowly finds himself drawn to the woman who brightens his son’s world.
What begins as a simple act of kindness soon turns into something far more complicated, because Nina came back for revenge.
She never planned to fall in love.
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“I saw you with him,” Lucas said quietly, but the tension in his jaw gave him away.
Nina exhaled, crossing her arms. “You don’t get to care.”
“Don’t I?” He stepped in, close enough that she had to tilt her head back to meet his eyes.
“This is just a contract.”
“Then why does it bother me?” His hand hovered near her waist, not touching—yet.
“It shouldn’t.” Her breath faltered.
His gaze darkened, “And yet it does.”
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Chapter: Chapter 44 They've Seen WorseLucas's question hung in the air, unanswered."…Where's Ethan?"For the first time since the chaos began, the room stilled.Bianca blinked, her expression shifting almost instantly from mild amusement to something closer to concern."Oh…"Her gaze drifted around the dining area as if Ethan might suddenly materialize from behind one of the tall doors or emerge from the shadows near the windows. "That's true," she murmured, her voice softening with a mother's instinctive worry. "He's usually here by now…"A small crease formed between her brows as she glanced toward the hallway, then back at the empty chair that should have been occupied."He hasn't come down yet."That alone wasn't unusual. Ethan had always been the quieter one, the one who preferred solitude to the bustling energy of family meals. But today, everything felt different. The morning carried an undercurrent of tension that made even small absences feel significant.Bianca turned slightly, her posture straightening with de
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Chapter: Chapter 43~ I Like Her AlreadyLucas's fingers tightened slightly around his cup, the porcelain warming against his palm. Axel didn't miss it. He never did. "Oh, Mom," he said with a laugh that held far too much amusement, "who else would it be?"Bianca's mouth fell open, her fork clattering against her plate. "Wait… wait—"She looked between both her sons, searching their faces for confirmation of what she'd just heard. "Lucas, you were serious? When you said there was someone?"Axel rested his chin on his hand, watching the scene unfold like it was his favorite show. The corner of his mouth twitched with barely suppressed delight. "Oh, he was very serious," he added, nodding slowly for emphasis. "Very invested too, if you ask me."Sebastian, now recovered from his initial surprise, glanced between them with quiet interest. His expression remained neutral, but there was a glimmer of curiosity in his eyes that hadn't been there moments before."Axel."Lucas's voice was low. Measured.A warning.But Axel just grinne
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Chapter: Chapter 42~ Wooing A Woman?Lucas didn't rush.He never rushed. Even after that strange, unexplainable morning, he moved through his routine with his usual precision. The memory of what had happened clung to him like morning fog, refusing to dissipate entirely.A faint distraction at the back of his mind, persistent and unwelcome. A pair of sleepy eyes staring at him through a screen, unguarded and vulnerable in a way that had caught him completely off guard. A flustered voice, breathless with surprise. A scream that still echoed faintly in his ears.He adjusted his cufflinks, his jaw tightening slightly. The motion was automatic, practiced, a physical anchor to pull himself back to the present.Focus.The hallway outside Lucas' room was already alive with the sounds of a household in motion. Soft footsteps echoed against polished floors. Muted voices drifted from distant rooms. The distant clink of porcelain against glass signaled breakfast preparations underway.Morning had settled into the house with the kind
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Chapter: Chapter 41~ I'm Definitely Going CrazyLucas stood motionless, the phone resting lightly in his palm as though it might shatter under too much pressure.The screen glowed faintly in the dim room, casting a soft reflection across his otherwise unreadable expression. Shadows played across the sharp angles of his face, softening features that were usually set in careful control.He exhaled… slow and measured, then gave a small shake of his head, almost as if trying to dislodge something invisible that had taken root there."This has to stop," he murmured under his breath, the words barely audible in the stillness.It wasn't like him. None of this was. He prided himself on discipline, on the ability to compartmentalize every aspect of his life into neat, manageable sections.Yet here he was, holding onto a call he had no reason to continue, watching a woman sleep on the other side of a screen as if her presence somehow anchored him to something he couldn't name.It was irrational. Unnecessary. A disruption to the carefully con
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Chapter: Chapter 40~ If I Rest For One NightThe call ended.The screen went dark.And Nina, completely alone in her apartment froze for exactly two seconds before she released a muffled scream into her palm."Arghhh!"She hurled the phone onto the couch as though it had personally betrayed her. It bounced once against the cushions, the screen still glowing faintly before fading to black."This is so embarrassing!"Her voice echoed in the quiet room, bouncing off bare walls that suddenly felt too close. She began pacing immediately, dragging her fingers through her hair until the strands tangled around her knuckles. Her heart hammered against her ribs,.. not from fear, but from the mortifying replay of every word she'd just said."And I actually argued with him—"She stopped mid-step, one foot hovering above the hardwood floor."…I argued with him."Her face scrunched up as realization sank deeper, settling like a stone in her stomach. Heat crept up her neck, spreading across her cheeks in waves she couldn't control."Is he laug
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Chapter: Chapter 39~ I Do Not Drool!Ethan didn't stop running until he reached his room.The door shut behind him with a soft thud… Click.Locked.Safe.He leaned against it for a moment, his small chest rising and falling as he caught his breath, as if he had just escaped something truly dangerous. His fingers trembled slightly as they gripped the phone.Then he lifted it again, bringing the screen close to his face.Nina's image filled the display, her expression warm and expectant. He stared at her, gathering his thoughts with the seriousness of someone preparing to deliver crucial testimony.His jaw set. His eyes focused. Then, with the complete conviction of a prosecutor presenting damning evidence, he spoke;"...Bad."A weighted pause."...Daddy bad."For a second, Nina blinked, processing the solemn declaration. Then she burst into laughter. A soft, uncontrollable sound that filled the quiet of her apartment, bubbling up from somewhere deep and genuine. She pressed her hand to her mouth, but it did nothing to con
Last Updated: 2026-05-01
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