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Chapter 39: Hostage Trade
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2026-06-30 04:19:58
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Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 60: Parking Lot Ambush
Gunshots shattered the night air like thunder in the Beverly Hills parking lot, bullets whizzing past Elara’s head as masked men swarmed from the shadows like demons unleashed. Jax moved like a force of nature, shoving her behind the car while returning fire with deadly accuracy. His body shielded hers completely, taking the exposed position as bullets pinged off metal inches from where they crouched. The elegant gala night had turned into a battlefield in seconds, the air thick with the smell of gunpowder and fear as screams echoed from the building behind them.Elara’s heart hammered wildly, her hands gripping Jax’s shirt as he fired again, dropping one attacker with a precise shot. The danger felt immediate, personal, the masked men clearly sent by the syndicate to finish what they had started. Jax’s protectiveness radiated off him in waves, his body a wall between her and death as he fought like a demon to keep her safe. The parking lot had become a killing field, and survival fel
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 59: Vault Secrets
The private family vault in Beverly Hills felt like a tomb wrapped in luxury, its dim lighting casting long shadows across marble floors and steel doors that hid decades of dark secrets. Elara stepped inside with her heart in her throat, the air thick with dust and the metallic scent of old money mixed with betrayal. Sienna waited at the center of the vault, elegant and dangerous in a sleek black dress, her smile never reaching her eyes as she gestured to stacks of old documents spread across a polished table. The documents promised answers about the empire, but Elara could feel the trap closing around her with every step she took deeper into the dimly lit space.Jax stood guard outside the heavy vault door, his presence a constant anchor even as the distance between them felt like miles. Sienna’s voice was smooth as poisoned honey as she revealed the first documents, showing transfers and meetings that painted her parents as players in a deadly game they had tried to escape. The reve
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 58: Coma Confession
The hospital corridor blurred into streaks of sterile white as Elara and Jax raced toward Kai’s room, hearts pounding like war drums in their chests. The news of his awakening had hit like lightning, pulling them from the shadows of their latest hideout into the glaring lights of danger once again. Nurses rushed past them, faces tense, as alarms blared from Kai’s room ahead. Elara’s breath came in short, desperate gasps, fear for her friend mixing with the constant terror of being watched, being hunted.Jax’s hand gripped hers tightly, his body a solid wall of protectiveness beside her as they burst through the door. Kai lay pale against the white sheets, machines beeping frantically around him. His eyes fluttered open when he saw them, filled with urgent pain. The room felt too small, too bright, every second stretching into an eternity as they waited for the words that could change everything.Kai’s voice was barely a whisper, cracked and weak from the coma. “Sienna…” he managed, th
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 57: Therapist Deception
Elara’s fingers trembled as she dialed Dr. Elias Grant’s number, the phone pressed to her ear like a weapon she wasn’t sure how to wield. The therapist’s smooth voice answered on the second ring, sending chills racing down her spine like ice water. “Elara. I’ve been expecting your call.” His tone was calm, almost soothing, but it carried an undercurrent of something darker that made her skin crawl. The safe house felt too quiet, too still, as if the walls themselves were listening to every word.Jax stood close behind her, his body radiating tension as he listened in. Grant’s words flowed like poisoned honey, hinting at knowledge of their every move, their every secret. Elara’s heart hammered wildly as she confronted him about the hidden cameras, about the recordings that had spread like wildfire. The therapist’s smooth denial only made her blood run colder, each carefully chosen word feeling like another layer of the web closing around them.Grant’s voice dropped lower, almost intima
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 56: Interrogation Heat
The police station smelled of stale coffee and desperation as Detective Lena Torres led Jax into the dimly lit interrogation room, the heavy door slamming shut behind them like a tomb sealing. Elara waited anxiously in the cold hallway, heart hammering against her ribs as she paced the worn linoleum floor. Every second felt like torture, imagining Jax alone in that room facing questions that could destroy them both. Torres’s voice carried faintly through the door, sharp and unrelenting as she grilled him about the murders, the ports, and every secret they had tried to bury.The tension was suffocating, making Elara’s skin prickle with fear and frustration. She pressed her ear closer to the door, catching fragments of Jax’s low, defiant responses. The interrogation stretched on for hours, each minute stretching her nerves to breaking point. The thought of losing him again, of the system tearing them apart, made her chest ache with a pain deeper than any bullet could cause.Torres’s que
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 55: Bloodied Alliance
Marcus Kane collapsed onto the worn motel couch like a man who had danced with death and barely survived, blood soaking through his expensive shirt and dripping onto the faded carpet. Elara rushed to his side, heart hammering as she pressed a towel against the worst of the wounds on his side. The tech heir who had once swaggered through Beverly Hills now looked broken, his face pale and twisted with pain as he gasped for air. Jax stood over them both, gun still in hand, his body radiating suspicion and barely contained rage at the man who had been both ally and enemy.The bloodied alliance felt like another cruel twist in their deadly game. Marcus had been ambushed by the same men who had gone after Lila, and now here he was, spilling secrets while bleeding out on their floor. Elara’s hands shook as she worked to stop the bleeding, her mind racing with questions about who they could still trust in this web of lies and violence.Marcus coughed up blood as he began spilling more about t
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 10: Claimed in the Storm
The stolen car skidded to a stop outside a remote cabin deep in the hills north of San Diego. Rain hammered the roof like bullets as Jax killed the engine. They had lost the pursuing vehicle after a terrifying ten-minute chase, but the adrenaline still coursed through Elara’s veins like fire. Her h
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 9: Baited Steps
Detective Lena Torres stood in the doorway of the Malibu safe house like she owned the storm raging outside. Rain dripped from her dark hair onto her LAPD jacket as her sharp eyes swept over the boarded window and the two of them. Elara’s lips still tingled from Jax’s kiss. Her shirt was twisted, h
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 7: Jealous Sparks
The salty breeze off Malibu whipped Elara’s blonde hair across her face as she slipped away from the safe house under the cover of early evening. Jax had gone out again, muttering something about supplies, leaving her with strict orders to stay inside. But she couldn’t keep sitting around waiting f
Baited By My Cruel Stepbrother Chapter 5: Malibu Escape
The stolen Honda rattled down the Pacific Coast Highway as the sun dipped low, painting the ocean in streaks of fiery orange and deep purple. Elara gripped the door handle, her stomach twisting with every curve in the road. They had left the motel before dawn, Jax insisting they couldn’t stay in on
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