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Author: Nooriva
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Isabella Leonardo:

I said nothing. I didn't move. The drive back to the mansion was silent-unbelievably so. Inside my head, I kept chanting, calm the fuck down. His eyes stayed on me, drilling holes through my composure, but I held steady. Expressionless. Unyielding.

I turned my gaze to the night sky, begging, praying for the ride to end quickly. I couldn't stand his presence. My lungs refused to breathe through my nose, so I inhaled shallowly through my mouth, like I was choking on the tension between us. They say silence takes strength-that the real power lies in walking away without a word. Tonight, I finally understood.

Christopher expected me to crack, to lash out, to lose control in that car. Drop your pride, his silence screamed. Explode. But if I burn, it will be on my terms.

The car rolled to a stop inside the compound. I opened the door, sling bag and phone in hand, ready to escape the suffocating air. Then his voice, low and commanding, sliced through the night.

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  • DANGEROUSLY YOURS: INTO THE ARMS OF MY STEP_BROTHER   36

    Isabella Leonardo ;I was halfway through my coffee when the screen changed, the usual hum of morning chatter replaced by the sharp voice of a reporter. My hand stilled midair, mug hovering. The camera zoomed in on a -perfect hair, flawless makeup, a carefully chosen white blouse meant to radiate innocence.KateAnd then her voice: trembling, yet steady enough to cut through millions of homes."I only ask for one thing," Kate said, her eyes glistening, "to be reunited with my daughter, Amara. I had no choice when I left her. I was young, frightened. Circumstances were beyond my control. But a mother never stops loving her child."The mug slipped from my fingers onto the table with a dull thud, spilling coffee across the wood. My chest tightened. Every word she said was a lie, yet she wrapped it in just enough sorrow to sound convincing.Conniving bitchBy the time the broadcast ended, I'd already dialed my supervisor, my voice shaking as I asked for the week off. I didn't even give a

  • DANGEROUSLY YOURS: INTO THE ARMS OF MY STEP_BROTHER   35

    Christoper Gravemoor;I slipped out of bed quietly, took on a shirt. For a man like me, mornings usually meant checking shipment reports, counting losses, and reading coded letters. But today, I found myself padding down the stairs into the kitchen. I wanted to do something human for her.For IzzyI poured a glass of juice, sliced up fruit, and arranged a light breakfast onto a tray. It felt strange-me, the mafia lord, preparing food like some ordinary man in love. But it grounded me in a way nothing else could.When I came back upstairs, Isabella was stirring. She blinked against the light, stretching slightly beneath the sheets."You're awake," I murmured, setting the tray beside her.Her lips curved faintly. "And you made me breakfast?""Don't sound so surprised," I said, sitting on the edge of the bed. "I'm capable of more than breaking bones and making enemies."She laughed softly at that, then reached for the juice. I watched her sip, the line of her throat moving delicately, an

  • DANGEROUSLY YOURS: INTO THE ARMS OF MY STEP_BROTHER   34

    Isabella LeonardoThe vibration of my phone shattered the quiet of my day off. I frowned at the screen. Darius."Hello?""Good," his voice was crisp, businesslike. "You're not busy. I've arranged where we're going today."I blinked, caught off guard. "Today? Darius, you didn't even ask-""You'll enjoy it. Trust me."I pressed my forehead against the dresser. "You sound awfully sure of yourself. How do you know I'm not working?""Because I know what I'm doing," he replied, almost amused. "Wear something comfortable. You have an hour.""An hour?" I muttered, but he'd already hung up.I tossed my phone on the bed, irritation buzzing in my chest. Still, curiosity tugged harder than annoyance. After a long shower, I dusted light makeup on, then stood at the closet, rifling through dresses until I found one that was simple but not plain. Neutral ground. My reflection in the mirror looked half uncertain, half curious.As I slipped into my shoes, the phone buzzed again. A pinned location appe

  • DANGEROUSLY YOURS: INTO THE ARMS OF MY STEP_BROTHER   33

    Isabella Leonardo;The notifications on my phone had been relentless since morning. Pings, vibrations, flashes of headlines-everywhere I turned, the name Kate Harrington was trending. Only, she wasn't "Kate Harrington" yet. Not officially.I sat on the edge of my bed, fingers trembling around the phone as I scrolled through headline after headline. Young CEO Dean Harrington sweeps mature beauty widow Kate off her feet.Another one read, Age is just a number: Love blooms between Dean Harrington and his bride-to-be.Bride-to-be.My stomach turned. She was old enough to be his mother. Correction-she was my mother, and she was choosing to make herself a joke in front of the entire world.I hit call before I could think twice. The phone rang once. Twice. She picked up on the third."Isabella," her voice came silky, almost cheerful, as though she wasn't the center of a nationwide scandal."Don't you dare say my name like that," I snapped, my throat tight with rage. "Do you even realize what

  • DANGEROUSLY YOURS: INTO THE ARMS OF MY STEP_BROTHER   32

    Christopher Gravemoor:The sharp scent of cigars still clung to my office when Collins, my cousin and most trusted lieutenant, pushed the door open without knocking. I didn't need to look up from the stack of documents I was signing; the tension rolling off him hit me first."Chris," Collin's tone was clipped, urgent. "We've got a problem. A big one."I raised my eyes slowly, pen still between my fingers. "Go on." I said without any expression.He shut the door and dropped into the chair across from me. "One of our biggest shipments-the container we had stashed in Sector Eleven-was tampered with. Broken into."My jaw flexed, though my face remained calm. "Sector Eleven? That's under Roy's unit.""Exactly," Collin nodded grimly. "At first I thought it was some outside crew. But I pulled the surveillance footage myself." He slid a drive across the desk. "You need to see this. Boss"I took it, connected it into my system, and the large screen behind my desk flickered to life. Grainy bla

  • DANGEROUSLY YOURS: INTO THE ARMS OF MY STEP_BROTHER   31

    Isabella Leonardo:I couldn't stop smiling the entire ride back. It was funny , really, how something as simple as an afternoon in the park had me humming like a child with a secret. The teddy bear sat on my lap the whole way, its stitched button eyes staring up at me as though it understood every word I had shared with Darius.When I stepped into my room at the Gravemoor estate, I closed the door behind me quickly, leaning back against it with a long breath. My cheeks ached from smiling, but I didn't care. For the first time in weeks, maybe months, I felt... light. I felt like I finally made the right move.I carried the little bear to my shelf, adjusting a few books aside to make space. Carefully, almost ceremoniously, I placed it there, still humming, turning its round head so that it faced the room. Its dark eyes gleamed in the lamplight, a silent companion to my giddiness."Perfect," I whispered, my cheeks hurt from all the smiling and laughing today.The knock came before I cou

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