Chapter: 069CHAPTER 69REINA'S POV I stayed a week at my parents place before going over to Iris’s place aka Charles’s main estate since her birthday was just around the corner.And then the day we go to Charles’s private island finally arrived.The private airfield on the mainland was buzzing with low noise as Charles's private helicopter touched down on the tarmac. Iris had planned this weekend down to the exact minute for her twenty-second birthday, chartering private transport to her father's secluded island estate.Stepping out of the helicopter, the sea breeze hit my face, carrying the scent of saltwater and luxury, and nearly my dress in the process. The island was a massive, ultra-modern fortress surrounded by miles of crystal-blue water. High-end glass architecture, polished stone pathways, and manicured gardens made it look like something straight out of a billionaire lifestyle magazine.Walking behind Iris, I scanned the group stepping out of the second transport. Micah had a duffel b
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Chapter: 068CHAPTER 68REINA'S POV Just as quickly as the semester started, it came to an end. Iris and I walked out of the exam hall after writing our last papers.“I'm so done with this school,” Iris groaned. “I'm going home asap. How about you? Are you coming with me?”“Nah, I haven't gone home in months. My parents will probably give me an earful if I don't show up this time,” I let out a sigh. I had a feeling my parents were going to nag me until I got fed up.“But you're still coming to my birthday party though,” she said, more of a statement than a question.“For sure. I can't stand you up,” I pinched her cheeks. “I won't be spending Christmas with you though.”“I know. I know. Christmas needs to be spent with family,” she took the words right out of my mouth.“I'll probably come over though if we're around,” I tapped her back. “You should probably come over if you're free as well.”“Will Sergio be home for Christmas?” Iris inquired.“My older brother? Yeah, he will,” I looked at her susp
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Chapter: 067CHAPTER 67REINA'S POV Three weeks passed after that chaotic weekend at Clara's estate, and life on campus somehow managed to go back to normal. The party had stopped being talked about by now and everyone was moving on.I, on the other hand, threw myself into my lectures, term papers, and reading schedules, using the heavy workload as a shield to keep everyone at a distance. I just wanted a break from all the messy head games, but avoiding Micah and Steven on the same campus was practically impossible.My broken-up status with Micah had created an awkward, lingering tension that never quite faded. True to his word, Micah didn't act like a bitter ex, nor did he make a big scene in public. Instead, he maintained a polite and friendly distance, still hanging around Iris and I, and offering quiet smiles whenever our eyes met across the lecture hall. It was maddening because he looked at me like I'd come around eventually with so much certainty that I began to doubt myself because why wa
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Chapter: 066CHAPTER 66REINA'S POV By eight o'clock on Sunday morning, I was already wide awake and sitting on the edge of the bed, packing my clothes into my duffel bag.I couldn't wait to leave this estate. The past three days had been an absolute nightmare. Everything I’d never experienced throughout the other parts of the year legit happened in three days. It was quite obvious why I wanted out.All I wanted to do now was go back to our apartment, lock myself indoors, and pretend this entire weekend had never happened.Beside me, Iris was humming a light tune while sitting in front of the vanity mirror, casually applying lip gloss. She looked like she was in a pretty good mood, so I'm sure her plan was coming along real nice.“Someone seems to have enjoyed her stay here,” I casually commented. Why was I the only one leaving here with all kinds of emotions?“And you look like you're about to bolt out the door any time now,” Iris noted, glancing at me through the mirror with an amused smile.“T
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Chapter: 065CHAPTER 65REINA'S POV By eleven-thirty, most of the people in the ballroom were drunk. Music was thumping through the walls, glasses were clinking, and half the crowd had taken off their masks to drink faster.“I knew I shouldn't have come to this party,” I muttered to myself. I felt like I was the only one not enjoying myself here. Sure, I had enjoyed my first day here, if we ignore what happened last night but I was getting sick of partying every single night. My head was banging and I'd avoided so many guys who'd tried to flirt with me. “I should really turn in early if this counts as early.”Just as I had come to the conclusion of going to bed early, my eyes caught wind of Iris and instinctively, I stayed close to watch her. And that is how I ended up standing near a marble pillar close to the lounge entrance, watching Iris like a hawk.“What even am I doing?” I was beginning to wonder what the point of watching her like this was. She said she had it under control but I couldn't
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Chapter: 064CHAPTER 64REINA'S POV By eight o'clock on Saturday night, the estate had been transformed into the weekend’s main event: a formal masquerade gala. Clara had gone all out with high-end catering, an elaborate light setup, and a strict dress code.The grand ballroom was packed with people wearing designer formalwear and sleek Venetian masks. I was wearing a simple, dark green floor-length dress with a subtle lace mask over my eyes, holding a glass of sparkling water while standing near the edge of the terrace doors.I just wanted to blend into the background and survive until Sunday afternoon when we could finally pack up and leave. But watching Iris in action made it impossible to relax.Iris was glowing in a dramatic midnight-blue gown, her silver mask catching the overhead chandelier light. She kept Roman right by her side, holding his arm and whispering a thing or two to him. But every few minutes, she’d drop subtle comments about how good Steven looked in his tux, watching with q
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Filthy Cravings: Your BROTHER Is Mine
“Still thinking about me, even after everything?” Roman asked, his voice low as he studied my face. “Two years of pretending you're happy, and one conversation with me is enough to shake everything you've built.”
“I hate you,” I whispered.
“No, you don't.” His gaze held mine, unwavering. “You hate that your husband stopped seeing you long ago. You hate that his own brother is the one who reminds you what it feels like to be understood.”
He was right, and I hated him for it.
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It should never have been Roman standing beside me, challenging everything I believed about love, loyalty, and marriage.
He was reckless, unapologetic, and everything I should have stayed away from.
He was also my husband's brother.
Yet somehow, one conversation with him was enough to unravel two years of silence, disappointment, and carefully hidden pain. He saw the woman I had become beneath the weight of a marriage that had long since lost its warmth.
I should have walked away the night he found me sitting alone on that couch.
Instead, I let him into my world.
And Roman Clarke had no intention of leaving it unchanged.
Some secrets can destroy a family. Some truths can shatter a marriage. And some forbidden connections force you to choose between the life you've promised to protect and the life you've always deserved.
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Chapter: The night64. RomanI drove in silence.Tiana sat rigid in the passenger seat, arms wrapped around herself, staring out the window. Tear tracks still marked her cheeks. Her lips were swollen from the kiss and the bite. Every few minutes she shifted, as if the confined space of the car was too much. I kept both hands on the wheel and my eyes on the road. The taste of her blood and mine still lingered on my tongue.The gates of the villa opened automatically. I parked, killed the engine, and got out. She did not move. I walked around, opened her door, and waited.“Get out.”She looked up at me, eyes red-rimmed and defiant. “You can’t just…”“Get out of the car, Tiana.”She stepped out. The moment her feet touched the ground I closed the door, took her wrist, and led her inside. The villa was dark except for the low lights that came on automatically. I did not turn on more. I walked her straight through the living room, up the stairs, and into the master bedroom. The door shut behind us with a sol
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Chapter: The silence63. RomanThe silence after she hung up stayed with me like a physical weight.I sat in the dark of the villa for a long time, the phone still in my hand, replaying every cold word I had thrown at her. “Don’t call me again until you’re ready to listen instead of accuse. I won’t keep bleeding for someone who keeps one foot out the door.” I had said it to protect myself. It had only driven her further away.Regret settled deep and heavy. I should have spoken the moment Elena put her hand on me. I should have followed Tiana out of the building. I should have driven after her instead of letting two full days of silence stretch between us. The possessiveness that had always lived under my skin sharpened into something almost painful. She was out there somewhere, hurting because of me, and I had let her go.I called her again. Voicemail. I left another message, rougher this time. “I’m sorry. I was wrong. Come back. Let me fix it.” Nothing.By the next afternoon the waiting had become unbear
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Chapter: The village62. TianaThe villa stayed silent long after the sun disappeared.I sat on the edge of the bed in the dark, still wearing the same clothes I had put on that morning to bring him lunch. My phone lay face-up on the nightstand. The screen remained black. No call. No text. No headlights sweeping across the driveway. Roman had not followed me home. He had not even tried to explain once the office door closed between us.The longer the quiet stretched, the louder the spiral became.I kept replaying the scene in his office: the woman’s hand on his chest, the casual way she spoke about him, the way Roman had stood there and said nothing while she looked at me like I was temporary. Every minute that passed without contact felt like confirmation. Whatever we had been building in the quiet mornings and shared nights had been thinner than I wanted to believe.By the time the clock passed midnight I could no longer stay still. I stood, pulled a small bag from the closet, and packed without any rea
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Chapter: The office61. Tiana I flinched at the sound of the door and I felt my heart fall. So, this was it? This was Roman? We're all men this fickle?The office felt larger and colder without her in it. Roman and I stood on opposite sides of the invisible line she had drawn.“It wasn’t what it looked like,” he said at last.I laughed once, the sound brittle. “That’s the first thing you choose to say? Not an introduction. Not an explanation while she was still here. Just the classic line after the damage is done.”He dragged a hand through his hair. “Her name is Elena. She was part of my life a long time ago. She showed up unannounced. I was telling her to leave when you walked in. Also, she has been sent by my family as my fiancee and she thinks she owns me.”“You were standing close enough for her to put her hands on you. You didn’t move them. You didn’t speak. You let her look at me like I was a temporary amusement and you said nothing.” My voice had begun to shake. I hated it. “A few days of quiet
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Chapter: Expensive scent60. TianaA few days had settled into something that almost felt like a rhythm.Mornings began with Roman already awake, coffee waiting, the villa quiet around us. We ate together. Sometimes we talked; sometimes the silence was comfortable enough that words were unnecessary. He left for the company mid-morning. I stayed behind. I would be reading, walking the gardens or answering only the messages I chose to answer. Life was easy and I was happy for the first time in a long time.In the evenings he came home, and the night belonged to us. The anger from the first day had not vanished completely, but it had softened into something I could carry without it burning everything down.I had started to believe the quiet could last. I hoped it would for my sake. I hoped that i wouldn't have to go back to the hell i called homeThat morning I decided to surprise him. Love was all about effort, isn't it,I made lunch myself. It was simple things he liked, packed carefully in a small cooler bag,
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Chapter: Anger59. RomanThe anger that rose in me was cold and precise. I had spent years watching Genova treat her as an afterthought. I would not watch her mother do the same while she was under my roof. The planning started immediately. It was quiet and methodical. I would need to know exactly how far the mother was willing to go. I would need leverage. And if leverage was not enough, I would need to make the consequences of touching Tiana so severe that the woman never tried again.I did not tell Tiana any of that yet. She had enough weight on her for one day.Instead I reached up and brushed a strand of hair from her face. “You’re staying here. She doesn’t get to summon you like a child. And she doesn’t get to threaten you while you’re with me.”Something in her expression eased a fraction. She leaned forward until her forehead rested against mine. “You make it sound simple.”“It is simple.” I cupped the back of her neck. “You’re mine to protect now. That includes from her.”The rest of the af
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