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He’s My Stepbrother. And My Secret Lover

He’s My Stepbrother. And My Secret Lover

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โดย:  Echoจบแล้ว
ภาษา: English
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Sweet Pampering

Healing

Familial Bond

Mafia

Multiple Identities

Devotion

Seduction

Age Gap

Forbidden Love

It’s been five years since my mother married into the Sterling crime family, and my relationship with my stepbrother, Louis, is still ice-cold. He’s arrogant, aloof, and wouldn’t give me the time of day. I know better than to even try. Until I saw it: a birthmark on Louis’s body, identical to the one on my online boyfriend, Rowan. I thought about the messages Rowan had sent me every night for the past two years, the ones that made my face flush and my heart race: Baby, I can only fall asleep thinking of you. I need to see you. I’ll show you how much I want you. I’m going crazy thinking about you… I just couldn’t square the man in those messages with the cold-as-ice Louis. To make matters worse, I had just lied to Rowan, telling him I’d failed to get into Harvard and wasn't good enough for him, before breaking up with him. If he finds out it was me who dumped him, I’m pretty sure he’ll tear me to pieces. I was already packing my bags, ready to bolt. But then Louis appeared, blocking my path. He leaned in, his low laugh a menacing rumble in my ear. "Think you can play me and just walk away? Who gave you the balls?"

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Chapter 1
After grad school applications were done, my online boyfriend, Rowan, asked me where I was headed.“All my applications got rejected. Looks like I’ll be waiting tables to make ends meet for a while.”On my desk, the corner of my acceptance letter from Harvard’s graduate school peeked out.I didn’t tell him the truth.He was too controlling, and I’d been looking for a way out for a while.Less than three seconds later, Rowan’s reply popped up.“Don’t you dare.”“I already sent you money. Come to me. I’ll take care of everything. You won’t be doing that kind of work.”There it was again.I ignored it and called my best friend, Mia, to brag about my brilliant plan.“I heard him chewing out one of his guys on the phone once. He’s a total perfectionist.”“So I told him I didn’t get into Harvard and have to work odd jobs. He’ll get sick of me and dump me in no time!”Mia burst out laughing on the other end. “Carrie, you’re a genius!”Just then, a knock sounded at my door.It wasn’t locked. T
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Chapter 2
I didn’t reply to Rowan’s messages all afternoon, but he didn’t give up like I’d hoped.My screen lit up again and again. His messages were relentless.“Talk to me, Carrie. Don’t pretend you’re not there.”“How about we meet tonight? I’ll pick you up.”“Or I have a business trip overseas next month. Want to come with me?”Then, two photos of impeccably decorated apartments appeared on my screen.One was a high-rise flat overlooking the city lights, all minimalist black, white, and gray.The other was a penthouse duplex with a sunroom, cozy and private.“Which one do you like?” his next message read. “Pick one. I’ll have someone help you move. Don’t bring much; I’ll buy you whatever you need.”I stared at the screen and sighed.There it was again.He was always so damn bossy, arranging my life for me without even asking.I had to admit, I’d grown to rely on his presence over the past two years. The way he singled me out made my heart flutter.But he was acting more and more like a patri
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Chapter 3
I turned off my phone and barely slept a wink.Rowan’s obsessive, possessive threats echoed in my head all night.My mind raced. I was terrified he’d just show up at my door.The next morning, my mother’s impatient knocking rattled my door.“Carrie! Get out here and try on your gowns! The designers are here!”I rubbed my sore eyes and forced myself out of bed.As I reached the turn of the stairs on the second floor, I froze.It was Louis.He was wearing a black silk robe, a cup of black coffee in his hand, leaning against the railing.A dark, heavy mood radiated from him. He looked pissed.I could smell the faint, sharp scent of gunpowder on him.The butler once told me that when Louis was in a bad mood, he’d spend all night at the shooting range.Looks like he had a rough one.I instinctively tried to detour around him, but he’d already looked up.His eyes, usually so cold and arrogant, were bloodshot. He looked exhausted and irritable, like he hadn’t slept.He shot me a cold glance,
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Chapter 4
After that day, I didn’t dare to ghost Rowan again.I used the excuse that I was busy looking for a job to slow down my replies.His compromise in the email had softened me, but I was still terrified of his suffocating need for control.Before I knew it, it was time for the Sterling family’s annual gala.The estate was lit up, filled with glamorous people in their finest.As the family’s sole heir, Louis was naturally the center of attention.He sat at the main table in a perfectly tailored black suit and a crisp white shirt, looking as arrogant and cold as ever.I sat in a corner, bored, cutting into the steak on my plate.Suddenly, a small commotion broke out at the main table.A nervous waiter had tripped, spilling a glass of red wine all over Louis.The dark red liquid instantly soaked through his white shirt.The waiter, trembling, dropped to his knees, apologizing over and over.Louis didn’t explode. He just scowled, his eyes cold enough to freeze water.He took off his soiled su
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Chapter 5
“What are you doing hiding in your room? The party’s not over. Get downstairs with me, now!”My mother, Evelyn, frowned, her sharp gaze sweeping over me.I scrambled to shove my phone under my pillow and stood up, feeling a flush of guilt.“I wasn’t feeling well, so I came up to rest,” I mumbled an excuse.She snorted, not pressing the issue, just telling me to touch up my makeup and get back downstairs.It wasn’t until the party was completely over that I dragged my exhausted body back to my room.I locked the door and immediately grabbed my phone.On the screen, Rowan had sent two more messages.Even through the screen, I could feel his suppressed frustration.“Why do you always say no? Am I not your boyfriend?”“Is meeting me really that hard for you?”Those two questions exposed his domineering nature all over again.I looked at my phone, thinking back over all the details of our conversations from the past two years.His bossiness and need for control had always been there, plain
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Chapter 6
That night, after a full day of silence, Rowan finally sent me a message.In all the time we’d known each other, we’d never gone a day without talking.He had certainly never given me the cold shoulder.After our fight yesterday, I was scared I’d really pissed him off.I’d been on edge all day, terrified he’d actually use his resources to find me in person.He had the power to do it.So when I saw his message, I actually felt a small wave of relief.The screen lit up.I’m sorry.And then, I didn’t mean to steamroll you. I just… I want you so badly it makes me act like this.His tone had softened, so I didn’t push back.I replied with sincerity: My mom is really strict. She even dictates what I wear every day. She’s like this mountain I can’t move, weighing me down.When I first found you, I was just looking for an escape.I typed: I don’t want you to become another cage.I laid it all out, clear as day. The reason I’d sought him out, the way I was using him.He should have been angry.
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Chapter 7
After that, Rowan never brought up meeting again.He didn’t even ask for a voice call.Before, his affection for me was a mix of control and indulgence.But maybe my strong stance that day had an effect.Now, he only showed me restrained concern.He gave me plenty of freedom.He was like an older brother, gently looking out for me.I was using him, but I also relied on him.I was almost ready to change my mind and keep our relationship going.I thought to myself, if Rowan could go a whole year without showing that domineering side of himself, I might consider meeting him in person.I had shown him all my flaws and my dark side.There was no one else in the world who would accept me the way he did.Rowan’s change of behavior put me at ease.But my stepbrother Louis’s sudden attention only made me tense and anxious.There was only a month of summer left before I had to report to Harvard.My mother had my schedule packed with all sorts of lessons.The first time I noticed my stepbrother’s
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Chapter 8
That night at eight o’clock, I finished a high-intensity sonata in the practice room, my fingers aching.I turned around and saw Louis, dressed in a suit, leaning against the doorframe in the shadows.His gaze was quiet. I had no idea how long he’d been watching me.I clutched my sheet music, my fingers tightening instinctively.Then I walked across the room towards him.“…Louis.”I was always so careful when I said his name.This was a relationship my mother and I had forced on him. He probably didn’t even see me as his stepsister. I likely had no right to call him that and should have been respectfully calling him Mr. Sterling.But in the quiet of the hallway, when I said his name, I clearly heard him give a low, affirmative “Mm” in response.He suddenly reached out, his hand closing around my trembling wrist. His thumb brushed gently over my knuckles.The sudden intimacy startled me, and I took an involuntary step back.This was the closest we had ever been.If we were real siblings
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Chapter 9
The day before I was supposed to leave for Harvard, a blizzard hit New York.I was still practicing when my piano professor came to me with her phone. “Carrie, someone identifying as your brother just called. He said a car is being sent to pick you up today.”I nodded.This was my mother’s usual trick this summer. I was used to it.But after she spoke, the professor didn’t leave.She held her phone out to me. “I missed a call from this number just now. Take a look, is this your brother’s number?”But I didn’t have Louis’s private number.My mother might have gotten his contact information recently, but I never had it.Still, since she asked, I glanced at her phone.Before I could get a clear look, a new call came in on her screen.I only got a glimpse of the number.But my heart had already started to pound.That number was so familiar.So familiar that I saw it every night, texting with him on my phone.My professor had already answered the call.She was so close, I could clearly hear
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Chapter 10
Louis’s brow furrowed.He took my arm. “Where does it hurt?”He said, “I’ll take you to the hospital.”I finally snapped out of it and gently tried to pull my arm away.But Louis didn’t let go.I had no choice but to let him hold me. “I’m fine. I was just… a little tired.”Louis’s frown didn’t ease.He stared at me for a long moment.The hand on my arm slid down to my wrist, and he started to lead me away.“Let’s go. Home first.”I didn’t argue. I didn’t even dare to act strangely in front of him.He had asked me what I thought of him, my “brother.”I had been too blunt back then.So now, I had no idea how to face him.I stayed calm all that evening.Calmly went home with Louis, calmly went to my room to pack.I even had the presence of mind to send a message to Rowan: I’m moving to start my new job. I might not be able to reply much for a while.I sent it and didn’t look at his reply.I waited until my mother got home to tell her I wanted to change my flight.The original plan was for
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