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89. Holiday

last update Date de publication: 2026-03-26 23:42:16

CADEN

Martha’s car is quiet, filled with the soft warmth of the heater. She looks like she wants to say something but keeps hesitating, twisting in her seat, unsure how to begin. Mad, meanwhile, doesn’t care about her mother’s presence. She’s turned toward me, her hands gripping mine, warm and steady, her eyes filled with concern. They remind me that I need to be okay for her.

I try to bury what just happened, like I always do with other things. But this time… it doesn’t work. The memory refuse
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  • Bully stepbrother   98. Liar

    CADENThat same day, after Mad returned, freshly showered and dressed in a pink loose-knit sweater, she has my leg on her thighs, massaging it tenderly.Martha, on the other hand, is informing us about my progress, believing I might be discharged soon.She babbles about transferring schools, mentions the possibility of moving back, and even entertains the idea of seeking vengeance on whoever is responsible. Somehow, I believe she might mean it.Martha is a nice person; Mad is lucky to have her as a mother.My mother, if she is alive, has probably forgotten about me, let alone knows I’m on a hospital bed right now.But with these two women around, I’m at ease and even grateful for life. Then Dad chooses to butcher the harmony in the space and walks in, seizing the happiness in my space once again.He advances into the room, hands in his jean pockets, seeming timid, like how I’d act back at home when he would sit across the living room, watching basketball all by himself.The moment he

  • Bully stepbrother   97. Debt

    CADENThe kiss didn’t go as I wanted, for we had talked through most of it. Furthermore, we ended up getting interrupted by the creaking sound of the door.Dear Lord!When the fucking door finally opens, it reveals a funny-looking doctor and a weird-haired woman, presumably the sidekick, both gaping at me.God, I hate hospitals. The fact that I manage my quarterly STD tests by sending samples to a laboratory from home should tell you enough. I’m not going to lie—I had my fair share of STDs at the start of my pussy comfort discovery phase. Since then, even with precautions, regular testing has become a habit, until recently. Now that I think about it, when last did I take that? Then again, it’s been only Mad, and that gives me a comfort I didn’t know I needed. Hell, I know I needed.“That position is indecent for your situation,” the doctor indicated, his eyes shifting between Mad and me.What? She’s just lying next to me.Is he saying he prefers the doggy position?“I missed her so mu

  • Bully stepbrother   96. Hour

    MADISONTwenty-four hours, Mom had said.I’ve been through nightmares, but honestly, nothing compares to the tormenting twenty-one hours that came after, because those were the longest and toughest hours I’ve ever lived.Not that anything eventful happened though; after all, all the catastrophe I had been worried about had resulted in this moment.For instance, Caden getting shot, Dad and Kane in the same building, society devouring the news of my love life.Each situation had its itching weight. And for now, we are talking about crucial problems, because I thought for the sake of my mental health, I should push back the pressure of the minor problems. Even when it includes who shot Caden.Believe me, the temptation to solve that mystery and get THAT PERSON THE CORRECT JUSTICE THEY DESERVED is sitting in the front row of my chest, but I dare myself to focus on one thing only, which is Caden’s survival.So back when I said, “worse than a nightmare,” I meant, after those twenty-one hour

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    JUDE“Caden’s been shot,” he informs me.“The incident occurred where Kane Esteban and his daughter reside, but it’s owned by the Chandlers, the acting governor of California,” Shawn explains.Do I fucking care who the hell that cursed family hides behind, governor or president? No!They could seek refuge next to the king if the country were a kingdom and have knights guarding them. I’ll tear Kane into a million pieces, even if it means a lifetime in jail.I wouldn’t mind. I have nothing to lose.That drunk man robbed me of family, love, and happiness eight years ago, by taking my daughter, driving my wife to madness, and almost killing our son.In his recklessness, I lost everything.Now he returns to take the last piece I have left, my poor son, who never had my love.Not now, not ever! I won’t let it happen. Caden is a survivor; he’ll live. And count Shawn dead for the delayed news.I can’t believe I’ve been paying him and his team to watch over my children, only to learn about an

  • Bully stepbrother   94. Truce

    CADENThe day had been going smoothly, much like the past few weeks when she was always by my side. However, Professor Giant Tie decided to bring up a topic related to my life story during a lecture.Since that awakening lecture, which I was obligated to attend for an entire semester (hell, I know, right?), I’ve been faking my demeanor, trying to be the person Mad deserves. I could’ve taken the easy way out and provoked the professors into kicking me out, but I resisted.After classes, Mad and I share a passionate kiss for a good ten minutes in a narrow hideaway between two buildings.I compliment her beauty and admit how she turns me on when she’s focused in class. She blushes and advises me to calm down until we’re back home.Pouting, I pull her in for another long kiss, reluctantly letting go when she insists on returning to her friend for coffee.With my plan in mind since the first lecture, I agree to give her some time while I execute my own agenda. The plan: pick her up when sh

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