LOGINEzran Williamson never asked for a new family, especially not one that comes with a stepbrother he can’t stand. At twenty-one, Ezran is sharp-tongued, rebellious, and determined to graduate and build a future in programming on his own terms. But when his mother remarries a powerful businessman, his carefully controlled life collides with Lucian Banks, his cold, dominant, and dangerously untouchable stepbrother. Successful, older, and infuriatingly composed, Lucian is everything Ezran hates. Slowly, hatred turns into tension, tension becomes chemistry, and chemistry ignites something neither of them is prepared to face. What begins as resistance slowly unravels into a forbidden obsession, one that defies family, morality, and control. As secrets surface and pressure mounts, Ezran and Lucian are forced to choose between duty and desire, legacy and love, because some feelings don’t fade and some obsessions are worth every consequence.
View MoreEZRAN’S POVI woke up to sunlight, the dull ache radiating from my lower back, and the distinct, horrifying realization that I could not move my legs without wincing.“Oh my God,” I groaned into the pillow. “Oh my actual God.”A low chuckle sounded from somewhere beside me, and I turned my head just enough to glare at Lucian, who was propped up on one elbow, looking undoubtedly well-rested and pleased with himself.“Good morning, little sweetheart” he said.“Hmm.” I stifled an answer.“Are you… okay?” He asked as his gaze moved from my face, downwards to the sheets.“No idea,” I shrugged. “I might actually need a wheelchair.”“I did warn you.”“You didn’t warn me it would feel like this.”He laughed properly then, reaching over to brush my sticky and messy curls away from my face, his expression softening into something far gentler than the smugness from a moment ago. “How are you feeling? Actually feeling, not the exaggerated version.”I considered the question honestly, shifting sl
EZRAN’S POV The air seemed to tense as I locked gazes with Lucian.“Ezran, I can’t…” his voice trailed off.My eyes dimmed slightly and I raised my voice a bit louder. “You can’t or you don’t want to.”“I want to, but—”“Then no buts.”His eyes fixed on mine deeper as if he were trying to search for answers in my eyes.“Are you sure you want this?” he asked, taking slow strides toward me.“Mhm,” I nodded.“Are you scared?”“No.” I mumbled, my eyes dancing on the marble floor.God, I was scared but I didn’t want to show it. What if he was too large? What if I couldn’t walk after tomorrow? What if mom found out I was screwing her stepson?“Little sweetheart,” Lucian called as he stood right in front of me, stroking my head. “I can smell the fear in you.”Damn. He caught me—like always.“Are you that nervous?”I nodded and bit my bottom lip. He smiled softly and lifted my chin up, kissing me hard.Gawwwwd! I could feel butterflies dancing in my belly. Lucian Banks was kissing me—no, he
LUCIAN’S POVThe truth was, I hadn’t needed a minute that night. I’d need considerably longer than that.I stood in the cold shower for nearly twenty minutes after leaving Ezran downstairs, my breath ragged, as I tried to will my body back into some semblance of control. It had been a single kiss. A single, unhurried and achingly soft kiss, and somehow it had undone the composure I’d spent years perfecting.Ezran had that effect on me. He always had, since the very first time he snapped at me in that hallway, chin raised, eyes blazing with a defiance that shouldn’t have been attractive and yet completely was.I wasn’t proud of fleeing up the stairs like some inexperienced teenager, but I also wasn’t entirely ashamed of it either. Ezran wasn’t ready, at least, not yet, and the last thing I intended to do was rush him toward something he needed to arrive at on his own terms, at his own pace.Even if my own restraint was rapidly becoming a genuine inconvenience.….The flight to Russia
EZRAN’S POVI woke up on the bed, a blanket tucked snugly around me that I definitely hadn’t put there myself.Sunlight spilled softly through the curtains, and for a moment, I just lay there, replaying the night before in my head—the kiss, Lucian’s hand on my waist and the way his voice had gone rough and strained right before he all but sprinted up the stairs like the building was on fire.Did I really do that to him?The thought sent a ridiculous, giddy warmth curling through my chest, and I had to bury my face into the pillow to muffle the sound I made.A soft knock tapped on the door and I quickly composed myself, sitting up just as Lucian stepped into the room, two mugs in hand, looking dashingly handsome in a white t-shirt.“Morning coffee,” he said, setting a mug down in front of me.“Thank you.” I answered perfunctorily as I studied him carefully, searching for any trace of last night’s reaction. There was none. Just his usual calm, composed expression, hair neatly combed, n
@lucian.banks_paragon followed you back.My eyes widened and I covered my mouth to prevent myself from screaming out.Another notification popped in and I almost passed out.@lucian.banks_paragon sent you a message.Lucian: Go to bed, kiddo. It's way past your bedtime.I blinked repeatedly as I sta
Days moved faster than I thought and soon, it was weekend. I sat on my reading table, my fingers resting on the cursor of my laptop.I can't believe I've spent one week in a strange house. I was already bored to death.A thought nudged at the back of my mind and I shook it off frantically.Slowly,
The table fell into silence. Mom's eyes were pleading with me, Jenna was staring at her brother and Charlyn and Robert seemed unfazed by whatever we were doing.“What the fuck did you just call me?” I asked again, rage seeping slowly through me.“A selective brat. You have any issues with that?”G
The wedding dragged to an end and I heaved out in relief. Dragging my already tired limbs out of the hall, I dialed my best friend’s digits via video call.“Yo, Ez.” Erik’s caramel skin glowed as his face appeared on the screen. “Happy married life to you.”The heck?“My mom got married, not me.” I



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