Mated to My Rival Step Brother
His breath hit my mouth first.
Warm. Shaky. Too close.
Then Alex whispered, “Let go of me…”
But his hands stayed on my chest. His fingers curled into the fabric like he needed something to hold onto. The thunder outside cracked, but it was nothing compared to the storm in his eyes.
I tried to step back. I really did.
But he moved first.
Alex’s forehead touched mine, just lightly, like he didn’t realize he was doing it. His breath trembled against my lips. I felt every inch of him, every line of heat, every fight he was losing with himself.
“You should hate me,” he whispered.
“I do,” I said.
My voice didn’t sound like hate at all.
His lips brushed mine. Barely. A ghost of a touch.
It burned.
Alex swallowed hard.
“Then why are you trembling?”
I let out a breath I didn’t know I was holding.
“Because you’re too close.”
He gave a slow, dangerous smile.
“Then stop me.”
I didn’t.
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Blake Silver enters Midnight Academy to prove himself and bring down the Thorne bloodline for good. Alex Thorne is everything he hates, everything he fears becoming, and everything he cannot stop looking at. Forced to train together, live together, and survive each other, their rivalry grows hot enough to burn. But when a stormy night ends in an accidental kiss, one truth rises like lightning. Their parents are hiding something about their past, something that ties Blake and Alex closer than enemies should ever be.
If your sworn rival might become your stepbrother… would you still want the next kiss?
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Chapter: 005. Kiss in the ThunderBlake’s POV:The afternoon sun should have been bright, but clouds covered the sky like a thick blanket. The entire academy looked gray and tired. It matched my mood perfectly.Coach Vega stood on the training ground with his arms crossed. His expression made it clear he was done with life, done with us, done with everything.Alex was already there, stretching his neck like he was preparing to fight a dragon instead of doing training drills with me. Maya stood a few meters away, whispering something to another trainee. Liam came to stand beside me, his face tight with worry.Vega clapped once. “Silver. Thorne. Front.”We stepped forward at the same time. Alex shot me a sideways glare. I gave him one back. It was a beautiful moment of shared hatred.Vega didn’t blink. “Today’s practice is teamwork.”Alex scoffed. “You must be joking.”I nodded. “He must be.”Vega’s stare could kill. “Do I look like I am joking?”We both shut up.He continued, “You will spar as partners. Not opponents.
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Chapter: 004. Storm Over the AcademyBlake’s POV:The walk to the Principal’s office felt longer than the entire academy grounds. Vega did not speak a single word on the way. His steps were sharp. His shoulders were stiff. If anger had a shape, it would look like him right now.Alex walked on my left. His lip still bled a little, but he carried himself like he won some grand battle. Maya followed behind him with small steps. Liam stayed behind me, ready to grab me again if Alex tried something. The other students stayed far back, watching like it was a show.When we reached the east tower, Vega pushed open a large door and gestured inside. “Move.”The Principal’s office smelled like old paper and pine oil. Tall shelves covered the walls. A large window overlooked the entire arena. The Principal, Madam Hargrove, sat behind her desk. Her hair was streaked with silver. Her eyes were sharp enough to cut metal. She looked up as we entered.“Coach Vega,” she said. “I expected you alone.”“Situation changed,” he replied. “The D
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Chapter: 003. When Bloodlines ClashBlake’s POV:The sun was too bright for how little sleep I had. I walked across the academy grounds with a dull ache behind my eyes and a heavier ache in my chest. I kept replaying the whispers I heard last night. Some students talked about why a Silver was even allowed to enter Midnight Academy again. They remembered last year. They remembered the scandal.I remembered it too.My father’s cousin, Rowan, came here for advanced training. He was hot-headed. Reckless. He liked to flirt. Sometimes too much. He got close to a Thorne beta girl. At first it was harmless. Then she ended up pregnant. She insisted he tricked her. He insisted it was mutual. No one knew the truth because the Thornes controlled the story. Rowan was suspended. Sent home in shame. After my father’s sudden death, everyone relied on Rowan Silver to take the lead but all were destroyed. “I wish you weren’t dead, Dad.” Why am I saying it was a death. Precisely, he was murdered.And then. The Thornes climbed higher. The
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Chapter: 002. The Silver ThreatBlake’s POV:The halls of Midnight Academy smelled the same as every elite institution I had ever imagined. Expensive stone. Old power. The faint scent of polished wood that probably came from floors scrubbed by trainees trying to earn extra credits. Eyes followed me as I walked through the west corridor, and they did not try to hide it. Some pointed. Some whispered. Some straight-up stared like I had grown two heads.Silver Pack. Unwanted guest. Trouble maker.Pick whichever title you prefer. It all fits.A group of second-year girls slowed down as I passed them. I caught a few words floating in the air."Is that him?""Yeah. The Silver boy.""Heard they almost shut their territory down after the alpha died. His father.""Should we be scared?"I kept walking. I told myself their gossip did not bother me, but the heavy feeling in my chest said otherwise. They did not know my pack. They did not know my father. They only knew the stories that made the Thornes look clean.I reached the m
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Chapter: 001. Alpha of the ArenaAlex's POV:“Again.” I roared, standing on the training arena; it was loud enough to cut the morning fog.I was already sweaty. My temple was the proof due to the drip down. It's just that the scent of the earth was top-notch. The team around me straightened at once. None could disobey when I gave an order. Not at Midnight Academy. Dare to? Please. The scent of a future alpha is all the warning they need. Alex Thorne doesn't take challenges; he ends them.The arena stretched before us. It was a perfect circle of packed, unforgiving dirt. The forest was part of us, part of every future alpha who trained here.“Let’s finish this drill,” I said, rolling my shoulders. “You lose focus, you lose your rank.”“Always so dramatic,” Maya teased from the stands.Her voice made me turn. She was swinging her legs with an easy confidence while sitting on the lowest step of the spectator row. I always admire her long, dark hair and pale blue eyes, and that warm smile that could disarm any fight.I
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