LOGINAUTUMN'S POV His voice was low when he said it — “You shouldn’t be here, Autumn.” “Then stop looking at me like that,” I fired back. He didn’t blink. “Like what?” “Like you’re about to do something you’ll regret.” He stepped closer, close enough for me to feel the heat off him. “I already regret it.” And then he kissed me. It wasn’t gentle. It wasn’t sweet. It was the kind of kiss that felt like a secret we’d never escape from. The next morning, my mom came home glowing, flashing a ring. And beside her stood him. The same man who kissed me like I belonged to him. “Autumn,” she said, smiling proudly. “Meet your new stepbrother.” Everything inside me froze — except his gaze. He didn’t even flinch. Just stared, silent, daring me to say something. Now, we live under the same roof. Same walls. Same tension that hums like electricity every time we’re alone. He says it’s wrong. He swears he’s trying to stop. But when the house goes quiet, and his voice finds me in the dark, he whispers, “Tell me to leave, and I will.” I never do. Because this isn’t just attraction — it’s an obsession neither of us can break. And when the truth finally blows open, someone’s going to burn for it.
View MoreDanteI became conscious even before I opened my eyes, and as soon as that happened, I felt a pounding headache, almost as though my head as about to fall off.Pain zipped through my entire body.“Argh,” I groaned.“Dante?!” Autumn called.Even in the midst of the chaotic pain happening inside my body, I could still recognize her voice the moment I heard it, and I opened my eyes. It was really difficult at first, but I had to, and as soon as I did, I shut it back because of the forceful ray of light that hit me, and of course, sent more pain through my body to my soul.“You are awake,” she said.And then she touched my arm gently.Her palm was warm, and I allowed the warmth of it to seep through me, not wanting her to get away from me. Then without being told, Autumn began to rub my arm up and down, sending warmth to me, and she did that without saying another word. For a few minutes, we remained like that, and I had to gently open my eyes so that I could get used to the light becau
AutumnThe first bodyguard grabbed Dante harshly, and even though Dante tried to struggle, it was nearly pointless.“Take it easy on him, please,” I begged sorrowfully. “He is hurt,” I added.Dante was pleading profusely, and from experience, I knew that if he wasn’t medically attended to, he would pass out.He might even die.For the first time since I knew Dante De Luca, he was being overpowered by another man easily. When he had fought with Ulcer, it had been two powerful men against each other, but right now, Dante had lost strength and blood.Coupled with the fact that he was already exhausted before we even left his room for this.“Shut the fuck up!” The other bodyguard said as he struck me hard across the cheek.I didn’t see it coming, and as soon as his palm connected with my cheek, I yelped in pain and landed on the ground, hitting my butt on the hard ground.“How dare you?!” Dante said, and surprisingly, he found the strength that I didn’t think he still had, and he freed hi
DanteAutumn and I took to our heels, and we ran as fast as we could, and almost blindly, but I didn’t let her go, especially as the bodyguards came after us.“Make sure we catch them!” One of them yelled to another.His torch was on, which was used to keep track of us, and I could have used it to direct our paths, but it wasn’t very stable, and so I had to use my discretion.“Come on, Autumn!” I said as we ran.I couldn’t deny how impressed I was that Autumn was running this fast, and she clung to my hand as well, ensuring that she didn’t let go. There was no way we were going to leave each other.We continued running and they kept chasing us, but with the speed we were surprisingly moving with, I was certain that we would evade them in no time.And then, out of the blue, I felt a piercing on my bare sole, and I realized that I had stepped on something, but I didn’t dare stop or slow down. I didn’t even dare groan.The pain was deep and sharp, but it was not any close to the determin
DanteThe aisles were clear, which meant that I was right; this was the perfect time to leave.While Autumn slept, I had been awake trying to strategize our moves because I knew that no matter what, we just couldn’t be caught.Autumn might be spared, but certainly not me.The building wasn’t as big as the one where Autumn had been staying, so it wasn’t difficult to get to the front door.I turned to look at Autumn, just to see if she was following, and her eyes were bright and curious, but I could also see the fear in them.“Trust me, okay?” I whispered to Autumn. “I will never put you in harm’s way,” I added.Autumn nodded three times.I couldn’t tell if she didn’t talk because she was too scared to or because I asked her not to say anything once we left the room, but I was impressed that she was simply sticking to the rules even though I didn’t quite like the fear in her eyes.I needed her to be confident so that she would also be a source of encouragement to me.We got to the front
DanteAfter I got over the shock of what Autumn just told me, I became deeply curious, as my first thought was that she had eventually agreed to take the money from Dare-Devil.“How?” I asked curiously.Autumn cleared her throat.“A friend of mine is going to send us a little amount of money that c
Autumn“Why did you do that?!” Dante asked me as he released his hold on my hand.He was clearly upset.“Why shouldn’t I?” I fired back.Our voices were slightly higher than how we had been communicating, but neither of us seemed to mind right now. Certainly not me.Monaco had tried to use the same
DanteHow in heaven’s name was I supposed to convince Autumn? For one hour, we had been going around in circles and there was not a single progress.“Now I see what this is about,” Autumn said.“What are you talking about?” I asked her.“You had a misunderstanding with your family, took your bags,
DanteThings became worse when the cabbie returned that same day to ask for his money, literally causing a scene because he thought that I would have paid him off already.“I am involving the police if I don’t get the money right now!” He roared threateningly. “Here, owing is a crime and you could
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