Chapter 2

Talia Pov

What I never expected when I got home was for us to move out. Mum got herself a rich husband.

She already packed my stuff and we are moving in, we have seen each other a few times and she told me he had a son too which I'm yet to see.

“This is a huge mum” standing in front of a glass building. I knew my life would turn around that moment. Wearing designer clothes and bags has always been one of my dreams. 

Using Dad's card with no atom of regret.

“I know my love, I made this life for us. You better not screw it”

Mum has always taught me to be a good girl, always do this the right way. Never to screw up but what if I want something different, different from the ordinary.

Just a little spice so my life won't be boring.

But I guess it's too late because she won't believe what her precious daughter has turned her life into.

“You take the stairs, the first door by your left is your room, shower and come down for dinner soon” 

I smiled at her before disappearing to find my room just like I had expected, it's big, a big bed, a veranda by the side to see the breathtaking view of New York.

I arranged my stuff, got into my swimming pants and headed to the bathroom without my glasses. What I didn't expect was for a man to be in my bathroom.

It's burring but I could see his large shoulder, his abs. I bite down on my lower lips bringing my hand closer to feel. To be sure, I am not making up things in my head.

My hand brushes down, and down till I get to his stomach. He doesn't talk yet, no reaction. Is he perhaps a nonliving thing and it was when I'm about to get down to his groan my head is being held.

“Easy” my head snaps. I recognize that voice.

No way in hell is him.

No way and when I looked up to his face, a slight smirk tucked at the corner of his lips.

A great way to meet my stepbrother, naked in my bathroom and not just that, my step brother is the golden boy in my school.

“What are you doing in my bathroom?”

“I should be asking what the hell are you doing in my house” 

“Let's get this straight, you're my step brother”

“Oh, my father got married to your gold digger mum”

“Excuse me”

“Yeah, isn't it that right?”

“Get out of my bathroom”

He takes the towel and wraps it around his waist about to head out when he stopped.

“And yeah, nice swimming pants”

I covered up my body with my hands realizing how much of a skin I'm showing to him.

Asshole. I grabbed the towel, it loosen up.

“Success in finding your way down the hallway” 

He didn't fight, though I expected one, instead he threw his hand in the air before walking away.

Dinner should have been at least perfect not with that jerk sitting right beside me.

“Welcome home Talia, it's so good to see you,” the Cinderella-haired man says to me with a smile on his face.

He looks like he is in his early 50s and Jaxon Steele doesn't look anything close to him.

“Thank you, it's so good to see you too” 

“Jaxon, meet your step sister”

“We already met at the…”

I didn't wait for him to complete it when I picked up the juice and accidentally poured it on my dress.

Is this jerk about to tell everyone we met in my bathroom?

“Oh, so sorry sweetie. Are you okay?” Mum handed me a cloth which I used to wipe off the drink on my dress.

“Yes mum”

I sat right back, trying to get my hand on the dish when Jaxon uses his foot to stroll up my legs. I bite down on my lower lip till something metallic explodes my tongue still he doesn't stop.

He smirks, having the best time of his life, then I accidentally drop the plate, it falls to the ground and shatters on the floor.

My mother gasped.

“I'm so sorry”

“It's okay honey, come sit over here while the maid cleans up” my mother says while I walk to her side.

“Dad we should probably invest more on dishes”

Did he just say that to me? It's his fault the plate got broken and my first dinner with my stepdad is about to be a disaster just because of him.

First the juice and now the drink.

The dinner got silent after a few seconds and we were back eating again when Dad finally spoke.

“Jaxon, you should always protect your step sister in school”

“Yes Dad” he grins, playing the big brother’s card.

“How could someone that goes down on his coach probably protect me?” The words came out before I could even take it back and I regret saying them.

I shouldn't have said that, I made a promise not to.

“What! What did you say?” My mum asked.

“Sorry mum, it's a mistake. I shouldn't have said that.

“It's one of the movie I probably watch”

I tried to cover up but it's probably not so easy to cover up shit like that.

“You both should learn how to protect the family name. Family name comes first, do you understand Jaxon”

“Yes Dad” he answers his head dipped in shame.

I kind of feel happy for a moment.

Dinner is over I'm in my room, my laptop on my laps, typing on my keyboard to continue my smut novel. 

I never knew someone was behind me.

Silent and reading every words I wrote and it was when he spoke. I got straddled. He takes my laptop before I could even stop him.

“Let's see what you have here”

No. I panicked. My secret.