Masuk"Look at the target, Gabe," Derek hissed, his voice a low vibration that settled in my bones. "Imagine it's my heart. Imagine you are finally putting me out of my misery." I was trapped between the cold metal of a gun and the burning heat of his body. My finger trembled on the trigger, but I couldn't pull it. My name is Gabriel. To the world I am the nerdy quiet university student. To Derek Miller, I am his toy. He found my secret sketchbook, page after page of his naked body drawn with obsessive detail. Now, he uses those sketches to keep me on a leash blackmailing me whenever he wants a taste of my dignity. But the nightmare was only beginning. When my religious mother announced she was marrying Derek’s billionaire father my world shattered. My bully wasn't just a ghost from campus anymore, he was my stepbrother. We share a room. We share a bathroom and now my body. He is everywhere I breathe. He claims me. He insults me. He treats me like trash. And the sickest part? I have realized I loved it rough. Our obsessive love is impossible. My mother would disown me, the Miller name would be tarnished, and Derek’s tough love is starting to leave scars I can't hide. Just as I am about to break, a new guy enters the picture someone who promises to love me softly. Someone who doesn't smell like gin and danger. But in the dark world of the Millers, safety is a lie. Now I have to choose: Do I run toward a peaceful future, or do I stay with the devil I already know?
Lihat lebih banyakGabriel's POV The blinding morning sun hit my face like a slap, making my headache ten times worse. I rolled over, reaching out for the heat that had been anchored against my side all night, but my hand just smacked flat against cold, empty sheets. Derek was already gone. I groaned, getting ready for the usual annoying routine of fumbling blindly around the nightstand to find my glasses. But when I blinked against the glare, my stomach did a weird flip. Everything was sharp. The crisp lines of the ceiling, the wardrobe across the room... I could see every single thing. I reached up and touched my face. The plastic frames were already sitting perfectly on my nose. Derek must have slipped them back onto my face while I was completely passed out. For someone who spent ninety percent of his time acting like a brutal, unfeeling dick, that little move hit me straight in the chest. It felt like a silent sign that Derek was actually changing, he isn't that bad anymore. Or maybe he ne
Gabriel's POV It was past midnight, and the silence in my room felt heavy, I stared up at the dark ceiling, my chest tight as Mr. Miller’s words from dinner kept looping in my head like a threat. Derek, you need to find a new partner. Gabe, do you have a partner? The absolute reality of it was staring me right in the face. Whatever this unhinged, messy thing was between Derek and me, it had an expiration date. Little by little, I needed to accept that we were playing with fire. It had to end before it completely consumed us. After all, I was the nobody here. If everything blew up, Derek would be protected by his father's billions, and I would be thrown out on the street. I rolled onto my side, staring at the empty space on the mattress. Where the hell was he anyway? I hadn’t seen him since he left the dining room. A sick, bitter thought crept into my mind was he already out there somewhere, looking for the kind of mannered partner his dad wanted for him? A second later, t
Derek's POV The basketball dug into my palm, the textured surface rough and familiar against my skin. I took two heavy dribbles, the sharp thud echoing off the high walls surrounding the court, and drove hard toward the hoop. I jumped, pouring all the twisting rage in my chest into the movement, and slammed the ball against the backboard. It clattered off the rim and dropped through the net, bouncing away into the shadows. "Fuck!!!" The word tore out of my throat loud and violent in the empty yard. I stood beneath the hoop, my chest heaving as I rubbed my face with both hands, my skin hot and slick with sweat. I couldn't stop my mind from dragging me right back to the dining room. Specifically to Gabriel’s mother. He is straight. My son is straight. I bit my lower lip so hard I could taste the sharp copper tang of blood. That useless bitch. What kind of a mother does he even have? It was bad enough that she treated him like trash, but to top it all off, she literally hat
Gabriel's POV The dining room was so quiet you could hear the microscopic scrape of metal against porcelain every time someone moved their hand. I kept my eyes glued down to my plate, pushing a piece of broccoli around in small, meaningless circles just to look busy. Across the table, my mom sat perfectly straight cutting her meat neatly. Next to her, Derek’s dad, Mr. Miller, was eating with a slow, precision that always made me feel like he was calculating the net worth of everything in the room, including us. Ehm. Ehmm. Mr. Miller cleared his throat, the sound sharp and sudden in the quiet room. I didn't want to look up, but my neck moved out of pure survival instinct. Beside me, Derek didn't even pause his chewing. He looked completely detached, like he was watching a boring movie instead of sitting at his own family dinner. Mr. Miller picked up his glass, took a slow deep gulp of water, and set it down. He dropped his spoon and fork onto his empty plate. He leaned his forea
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