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Addicted to my Stepbrother CHAPTER 30
JULIAN The morning of our presentation, I woke up feeling nervous but ready. We had spent so much time preparing the slides and practicing our parts that I knew the material well. Still, standing in front of the whole class to defend our work made my stomach twist a little.When I got to the lecture hall, the rest of the group was already there. Kai was pacing near the front, muttering his lines under his breath. Charlotte was calmly checking the slides on her laptop one last time, while Eros stood beside her, pointing at something on the screen and speaking in a low voice. They looked comfortable together, like they had been working closely for much longer.“Hey,” I said as I walked up to them. “You guys ready?”Kai turned around and grinned, though I could see he was nervous too. “As ready as I’ll ever be. I just hope I don’t blank out when the professor starts asking questions.”Charlotte smiled at me. “We’ll be fine. We know this project inside out. Just remember to breathe and s
Addicted to my Stepbrother CHAPTER 29
JULIANI stayed locked in my room for hours after the kiss.My back was against the door and my knees were pulled up to my chest. I could still feel the pressure of Enzo’s mouth on mine, the way his hand had cupped my face like he was afraid I would disappear. My heart was beating too fast and my thoughts were all over the place. I didn’t know what to do with any of it.After a while, I heard footsteps in the hallway. They stopped right outside my door.“Julian,” Enzo said quietly. His voice was low and rough. “Can we talk?”I didn’t answer. I just sat there, staring at the floor, my arms wrapped around my knees.He knocked once, softly. When I still didn’t say anything, he let out a small breath.“Okay,” he said. “I’ll leave you alone.”His footsteps moved away, and I heard his bedroom door close down the hall. I stayed where I was for a long time after that, my chest feeling tight.Later that night, I couldn’t sleep. I was lying on my bed, staring at the ceiling, when I heard it.At
Addicted to my Stepbrother CHAPTER 28
JULIANThe next morning I woke up on Charlotte’s couch just before six. The living room was still dim, the movie we had been watching long finished and the screen dark. Kai was sprawled out on the other couch, snoring softly, while Eros and Charlotte had somehow ended up sharing the bigger sofa, both of them still fast asleep. I sat up slowly, rubbed my eyes, and decided it was better to leave early. I didn’t want to wake anyone, and I needed to get back to the penthouse before the day got too busy.I quietly gathered my things, slipped on my shoes, and left a short note on the table thanking Charlotte for letting us crash. Then I took the elevator down and walked the short distance back to the building where Enzo and I lived.The moment I stepped out of the elevator on our floor, I saw him standing in the hallway near the door. He was already dressed, arms crossed over his chest, and the second he spotted me his expression shifted from relief to something much sharper.“Where the hel
Addicted to my Stepbrother CHAPTER 27
JULIAN By seven in the evening I was standing in front of Charlotte’s building with my bag over my shoulder and my phone to my ear. I had thought about stopping by Kai’s place first since it was on the way, but I decided it would only waste time. We had a lot of work to do on the group project and I was already running a little late, so I called him instead. “Hey, I’m heading straight up to Charlotte’s penthouse,” I said as soon as he picked up. “I was going to branch at your place but it makes more sense if you just meet me upstairs. Is that okay with you?” “Yeah, that’s fine,” Kai replied, sounding like he was already moving around. “I’m leaving now. I’ll meet you up there in a few minutes.” “Cool. See you soon.” I ended the call and stepped into the elevator. The ride up felt longer than usual because I was tired and my mind was still turning over everything that had happened in the library earlier. When the doors finally opened on Charlotte’s floor I stepped out, only to near
Addicted to my Stepbrother CHAPTER 26
JULIANA week had passed since the group project was assigned. I was at my locker after the last lecture of the day, swapping books and trying to organise my notes for tomorrow’s rounds. The hallway was emptying out, the usual end-of-day chatter fading into the distance.I was just closing the locker door when I heard that familiar smug voice behind me.“Well, well. If it isn’t Julian Kingsley.”I turned around slowly. Reese Harlan stood there with his arms crossed, that same arrogant smirk on his face. He looked exactly like he did back in high school.“Reese,” I said flatly. “What do you want?”He stepped closer, leaning one shoulder against the lockers. “Just catching up. I still can’t believe you transferred here. What happened? Did you finally realise Jersey wasn’t big enough for your ego? Or did you do something back home that made you run away?”I kept my expression neutral. “I moved for the program. That’s it.”Reese let out a short laugh. “Right. You always were full of yours
Addicted to my Stepbrother CHAPTER 25
JULIAN Eros and Kai had already packed up and left the library together, heading off for some “bro hangout” that involved food trucks and video games. Kai had winked at me before disappearing, clearly excited to bond with the tall, tattooed guy. Charlotte and I stayed behind at the table, the library now almost completely empty except for us.I was still pretending to organise my notes when Charlotte suddenly closed her laptop with a soft click. She turned in her chair and looked me dead in the eye, her expression serious but not angry.“Explain,” she said calmly. “How did I not know?”I froze, my pen hovering over the page. There was no point in playing dumb. Kai had blurted it out earlier, and Charlotte wasn’t the type to let something like that slide.I set the pen down slowly and let out a long breath. “I’m sorry, Charlotte. I should have told you.”She raised one eyebrow, waiting.I rubbed the back of my neck, feeling awkward. “Enzo is my stepbrother. My mom married his dad a fe
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