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Dear Ex-husband, My Stepbrother is Your Replacement. 194 — KAEL
SILVANI wouldn’t be fazed if an encrypted number sent pictures of us while we were outside, but…“Silvan, do you realize what this means?” Astrid whispers, her voice filled with horror. “Whoever took these was inside our suite. They could have easily harmed us. How did they get in there? What do they want?”Anger pummels in my bloodstream like a volcanic eruption. I pull Astrid against me, running soothing circles on her naked shoulders with my thumb.This bastard has succeeded in scaring my wife, and she doesn’t scare easily. I will kill him with my bare hands.I kiss her forehead just to reassure her. “I’ll just shoot this to Hayley and have her dig around. Let’s see what we find.”I’m about to do just that when my ring tone pierces the air. Astrid and I exchange a loaded glance. It’s the encrypted number. Our stalker is calling. I answer immediately.“Who the fuck is this?”“Whoa, whoa, big man. Calm down.” A male voice breathes on the other end. “My name is Kael.”My fury retu
Dear Ex-husband, My Stepbrother is Your Replacement. 193 — PERSONAL PICTURES…
ASTRIDSilvan went on to tell me how he met Hayley and Michael.Apparently, Hayley was an accountant for one of the street brothels. They became fast friends and she would always sneak him food when no one was looking. Bless her heart.Michael was abandoned on the streets by his family and they instantly clicked. Silvan had just birthed the idea for Rourke Real Estate and Michael was ready to follow him to the ends of the earth. Hayley, on the other hand, chased her dream of becoming the world’s best anonymous hacker. Together, they fought their way out of poverty. Looking at them now, at how far they’ve come, I couldn’t be any prouder.Silvan’s confession has me rattled to my bones. I am angry, hurt, frustrated and traumatized, so I can only imagine how he’s holding up. When he was done speaking, the relief on his face was palpable. He had finally unburdened himself, and I was grateful to help him through it. But Silvan hasn’t uttered a single word for the past five minutes. I
Dear Ex-husband, My Stepbrother is Your Replacement. 192 — THE WAY SHE LOVES HIM.
ASTRIDAfter Silvan and I spend the next few hours trying to crack the identity of the secret camera man to no avail, we finally give up and decide to figure it out later. “What happened after Dorothy died?” I ask, trailing my fingertips over the veins on his arm.“Nothing really. My father covered everything up and finally sent me away to boarding school for a year. The case was declared a suicide. All I wanted was for Henry to talk to me, to assure me that everything was going to be okay, that I wasn’t a monster like Dorothy claimed. But all I got was radio silence.I was slowly going crazy and he didn’t even bother to send psychiatric help.” Silvan lowers his head but not before I see the raging hurt in his eyes. “Just when I started to settle in, he pulled me out of school even after I pleaded that I was better off there than with him. The bastard derived great joy from making me suffer.”That unrepentant scoundrel!“I came back home to find out that my father had married a ne
Dear Ex-husband, My Stepbrother is Your Replacement. 191 — HIS CONFESSION (5)
SILVANA wave of heat blurs my vision as the tears fall, scalding down my face. It feels like a cold, hard chain has been wrapped around my heart and squeezed mercilessly, until I’m bleeding. Astrid’s arms tighten around me as I sob into her chest. I feel broken, shattered, completely destroyed. This is the first time in years that I’ve let my grief run free.I got so used to bottling it in, so used to hiding behind a brick wall and choking on my pain all alone. “Dorothy and Henry pumped my mother full of drugs and pimped her out like a whore. She d-died on the bed while one of those dirty fucks used her. She died broken. I was not able to help my own mother.” I’m trembling now, my shoulders shaking from the harsh sobs that wrack my frame. Astrid’s arms tighten around me, a shield of protection against the pain that threatens to tear me to shreds. She whispers soothing words in my ears and kisses me in between, quietly assuring me of her presence and love, silently mending my
Dear Ex-husband, My Stepbrother is Your Replacement. 190 — HIS CONFESSION (4)
SILVAN“That bloody motherfucker!” Astrid snarls beside me, vibrating with rage.“I wish I could get my hands on him. I’ll teach him a fucking lesson.”I feel a warm rush of pride at the sight of her fury. She cares about me. No one has ever cared enough to be furious on my behalf. But Astrid does. My wife does.She finally settles down and gently runs her fingers through my hair. “What happened after that?”I press a quick kiss to her cheek and pull her closer. I need to touch her at all times. I cannot explain why, but the pain is more bearable when I can feel her skin on mine.“I woke up in the hospital. The doctors could not do anything to help me because they were all under Henry’s payroll. I couldn’t even file a police complaint.When I got discharged, Dorothy steered clear of me for a few months. But just when I let down my guard, just when I thought I was free, she struck again. This time, I almost bled to death.The situation began taking a toll on my mental health. I would
Dear Ex-husband, My Stepbrother is Your Replacement. 189 — HIS CONFESSION (3)
SILVAN“What?” Astrid gasps.A bitter chuckle crawls up my throat.“That was my exact reaction when I found out. I was angry, traumatized. But I still couldn’t summon enough courage to challenge him.Dorothy was… younger than my mother. More exuberant. And very much a trophy wife. The first day I set eyes on her, I knew my father only married her for her beauty. And she was only there for the money. Within one week of marriage, she owned five sports cars, a hefty personal account, and a private jet on standby to take vacations anytime she wanted. My father gave her everything my mother begged for before her death. So naturally, I despised her.Dorothy was very much aware of my hatred for her. We tried to stay out of each other’s way and that worked for the first three months. Until it didn’t.”I don’t realize that I’m trembling until Astrid takes my hand in hers. She kisses the back of my palm, her eyes shimmering with assurance. And that is the only confidence boost I need.“Turns
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