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EZRAN’S POV.“M-moved… out?” I stuttered. “How? When? Why didn’t anyone inform me?”Mrs. Carter gave me an apologetic smile. “You didn’t return home with the family, so you weren’t informed. After the vacation, he returned to pack his things to one of his penthouses in the city.” “..No.” I let out a weak, broken and disbelieving laugh. “No... that’s impossible.”“He said he wanted to live closer to the company.”That’s a lie. A very big lie.“He already bought—”Before she could finish, I was already running. I flew up the staircase two steps at a time, my chest constricting with every step.No, no, no. Lucian couldn’t have left without telling me.I reached his bedroom door and shoved it open. The room was clean—too clean. The bedside table that used to accommodate his laptop was bare, the bed was tucked in as if no one had slept there in days and the curtains were draped downwards. The room still smelled like him but he wasn’t here.I walked toward the dressing room, my fingers tre
EZRAN’S POVErik’s words echoed deeply in my mind throughout the night that I ended up sleeping for only a few hours. I didn’t even have time to have a quick nap when he dragged me to school. His intent? To ‘fix my messy mood’.Students hurried across the pathways with coffee cups in hand, flashing smiles at me and discreetly calling my name, professors and even non-academic staff greeting me.Normally, I would have found everything overwhelming, but today, I barely noticed it. I just nodded my head slightly in acknowledgement.“You look like you didn’t sleep.” Erik fell into step beside me, adjusting the strap of his backpack.“I slept for only two hours all thanks to you.”He snorted. “I’m not the one who stayed up thinking about a man.”I rolled my eyes in indignation.“I hate how observant you’ve become.”“I learned from the very best.” He bumped my shoulder with his, earning a reluctant smile.“You know…” he continued. “For someone who spent a long time spiraling over one man, y
EZRAN’S POVMy heart slammed against my ribs like it wanted out as Lucian stood maybe thirty meters away, half-hidden by a group of suited men and women, his gray eyes looking cold and unnerving.What the fuck is he doing here?I spun around and grabbed Rowan’s arm harder than necessary, stuffing the remaining of my items into my bag.“We need to leave Sydney. Now.”Rowan blinked, confused. “What? But our flight—”“I don’t care about the flight. We’re done here.” My voice came out sharper than I intended. “I’ll book us another flight tonight.”“Did something happen?”“No. I just want to go back home.” I said, lying through my teeth.He scoffed and grabbed the bags from me, strolling ahead. “You should find someone else to lie to.”I sighed silently as I walked behind him.How do I tell him I almost ran into my stepbrother whom I share a kind of complicated relationship with?“I met someone I shouldn’t have.” I announced and he stopped on his tracks, turning back to look at me. His eye
Hello, everyone.I'm sorry for not posting any chapters for some days, but I have a valid excuse. My account had a little bit of problem and I couldn't find my ID to rectify it. I didn't even expect this account to be up and running in a short time but thankfully, I have the best Senior Editor in the world. She helped me track my ID and also fixed the issue. Now, I'm back and I'm in a really good mood. It's really great to see my dashboard again. 💃💃Since we're past the problem, I'll be dropping the next batch of chapters by Saturday evening and of course, it'll be in bulk to make up for the delay. Also, I'll be changing our book cover to something else due to the new policy. But not to worry, the new one would be pretty too.Thank you all for your patience and support. Please continue to like (I barely see them 😩), comment, review (we still don't have enough ratings to draw in new readers 😩), share the book link, unlock chapters massively and support the author with gifts. I also
EZRAN’S POV.Lucian replied under someone’s comment because of me? Gawd, the universe had a weird sense of humor. Barely a couple of days ago, I was crying over Lucian Banks. Now I was apparently trending on social media because of a profile picture Jeanne reshared.I could see my remaining bit of private life flying out of the window.Erik rushed into the room with his phone in hand, shrieking.“Lucian liked and replied to someone's comment under Jeanne’s post and now, your follower count has shot up from 200 to a little over 2k!”“Maybe he accidentally liked it.” I mumbled, biting my lips.The look Erik gave me was so judgmental that I nearly laughed.“Lucian Banks accidentally liked a comment?”“Yes.”“Do you even hear yourself, Ezran?” he chuckled. “If he accidentally liked it, then he must have accidentally replied too. Or maybe, someone hacked his account, or maybe, something possessed him.”I huffed. “Stop it, Er.”“You should stop forcing yourself to spew rubbish first, Ezran.
EZRAN’S POV.When I finally woke up, sunlight was pouring through the curtains. For several seconds, I just stared at the unfamiliar ceiling until a loud knock echoed through the room.“Wake up, sleeping beauty.” I knew it was Erik and his usual shenanigans, so I ignored him. The door opened anyway.“Good morning, sleeping handsome.”He said again and I lifted my middle finger without opening my eyes.“Wow.” He sounded impressed. “You’re healing already." “Go away.” I said, covering my head with the duvet as I went back to sleep.“No.”I groaned louder as I sat up on the bed. “Since you won’t let me go back to sleep, what time is it?”“Almost eleven.”My eyes snapped open and I jumped out of the bed, cursing. “Fuck, Erik. We have exams today!”“Relax, bro. I’m just pulling your legs. It’s seven o'clock.” Erik said, dropping onto the chair beside the desk. “Even though you slept through lunch and dinner yesterday and scared shit out of me, your stupid biological clock knows when to wa
EZRAN'S POVBy 5:30 AM, my alarm blared. I rolled off the bed and groaned, Luciana meowed behind me.I stared blankly at my reflection in the mirror while brushing my teeth. Dark circles, blank and hollow eyes. “Perfect,” I mumbled.Luciana sat on the sink staring at me judgmentally with those pre
EZRAN'S POVI stared at the announcement on my phone screen and groaned.Rowan frowned immediately. “What happened?”“They changed the defense time.”“What?” he paused. “But that’s not a problem.”“It is a problem because it’s now slated for seven in the morning.” Rowan slowly removed his glasses.
Something priceless but free? Lucian’s voice stayed low beside my ear, calm and smooth enough to ruin my mental stability completely. I forgot how to breathe.“How about something priceless in worth but free in cost?”My fingers tightened instinctively around Luciana’s carrier.He couldn’t possibl
I blinked once, then scratched the back of my neck awkwardly.“Mn?”Oh, Ezran! You’re finished.“You don’t have to if you’re uncomfortable,” she added quickly.“No, no, that’s not it.” I laughed softly. “I’m just… not really looking for anything right now.”Her expression fell slightly, but she stil







