Sinful Affairs With My Stepbrother 2

Sinful Affairs With My Stepbrother Two

The King of the Campus

Diana’s POV

The weeks after the wedding felt like a blur. Time flew by faster than I wanted it to. One moment I was packing my life into boxes in our tiny apartment, and the next, I was moving into the Steels mansion.

Even though I lived in the same house as Elijah, we were like two ships passing in the night. He stayed on his side, and I stayed on mine. But everything changed when the new semester started. Because my mom married Mark Steels, I was now enrolled at the Royal Crowns University, the same elite school where Elijah was the star student.

Walking on campus for my first day, I felt like an outsider. The University was huge. It felt like a place for rich people, not for someone like me. I held my heavy nursing books tight against my chest. My shoulder hurt from the weight, but I didn't care. I just wanted to find my class and disappear.

Last night was a nightmare. I couldn't stop thinking about Elijah standing on the stairs in the dark. He looked at me like he hated me, but also like he couldn't stop watching me. I hated that I could still smell his woodandrain cologne in my mind.

"Diana! Over here"

My friend Sarah waved at me from near the fountain. She was the only one who knew I had moved in with the Steels. Everyone in town knew that name; they were the richest, most powerful family around.

"How was your first night with the Steels?" Sarah asked, leaning in close. "Did the Prince of the Manor say hello?"

"He’s a jerk, Sarah," I said, looking down at the grass. "He told me to stay on my side of the house. He acts like my presence is a mistake."

"Well, look at that," Sarah whispered, nodding toward the big library doors.

A group of guys walked toward us. They all wore expensive jackets with the school logo. In the middle was Elijah. He looked different today. His hair was neat and styled. He wore a crisp white shirt and a watch that probably cost more than my tuition. He moved with so much confidence he looked like a king. Every girl who walked past him turned to look.

He was the Golden Boy.  The perfect son of Mark Steels.

My heart started beating fast. I looked down at my shoes, pulling my hair over my face. I didn't want him to see me. I didn't want to be part of his world.

"Hey, Elijah!" one of his friends shouted. He pointed right at me, a mean smirk on his face. "Isn't that the girl? The one living at your house now?"

The group stopped. I was forced to look up.

Elijah’s eyes hit mine. For one second, that cold, bored look went away. I saw the dark, hungry look from last night. It made my skin tingle.

But then, his face changed. He looked bored again. He looked like he didn't care at all.

"Yeah," Elijah said. His voice was loud so everyone could hear. "The stepsister. My dad is doing her a favor. She’s just a guest. Try not to get in the way, Diana. Some of us actually have important things to do."

His friends laughed. They walked past me like I was trash on the sidewalk.

I stood there, my face burning red. I was so embarrassed. In the house, he was intense and scary. But here at school, he acted like I was a charity project. He was protecting his reputation. He didn't want his elite friends to know we were connected.

"Wow," Sarah said, her voice quiet. She looked shocked. "He really is mean. I thought you were joking."

"I wasn't," I said. My hands were shaking so much I almost dropped my books.

I watched him walk away. He didn't look back. He was too busy being the perfect Steels son. He wanted me to stay in the dark. He wanted me to be a ghost.

Fine, I thought. If he wants a stranger, he’s got one.

But as he walked through the glass doors of the business building, I saw his reflection. He stopped for a split second. He wasn't laughing with his friends anymore. He was staring at me through the glass, his jaw tight.

He looked like he wanted to run back and grab me. He looked obsessed. But then he turned away and vanished into the building.

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