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Thirty five

Author: Favourite pen
last update publish date: 2026-03-12 00:24:06

A Line Worth Crossing

Theo had not expected to see her. For a brief second he considered pretending he had not noticed her at all.

The garden was wide enough for him to turn around and take another path. It would have been the wiser choice if Bella had not turned.

As she did their eyes met across the small distance between them, and whatever chance he had of escaping quietly vanished.

She froze beside the fountain, her fingers still resting on the cool stone edge. The faint trickle of water
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  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   fifty eight

    Eleanor’s Wall Of Secrets.Eleanor walked slowly out of the room, but there was a quiet sharpness to her steps that had not been there before. Anyone watching closely might have noticed it, the slight tension held in her shoulders, the way her fingers curled faintly at her sides as though holding something in place..But no one was watching.The house carried on as it always did. From the conversations in distant rooms, soft footsteps along corridors, doors opening and closingAll of it blended into something that she had no name for as she moved through it without interruption. Yet her mind was anything but far from all of the drama around.Bella’s voice lingered in her thoughts, not just the words, but the way they had been said. The hesitation in her words.All of it had that quiet edge of frustration she had not tried very hard to hide.Eleanor exhaled slowly as she turned down the hallway that led to her wing.“That much is obvious,” she murmured under her breath.There was no i

  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   fifty seven

    What Truth Costs.Andre did not slow down as he left Bella’s room. He was totally furious. The door had barely shut behind him before his expression shifted completely. Whatever restraint he had held inside there fell away the moment he stepped into the corridor. His jaw tightened, his steps sharp and precise against the polished floor as he moved through the dimly lit hallway.The house was quieter now. Late enough that most had withdrawn into their own spaces, into their own thoughts, and secrets.At that moment he told himself he wasn't going to let this go. He knew exactly where he was going to solve this once and got all and it was Eleanor’s wing.The distance between Bella’s room and Eleanor’s felt shorter than usual, though his thoughts stretched every second into something heavier. Her words echoed in his mind, not just Bella’s, but Eleanor’s too.Andre’s lips pressed into a thin line as he reached Eleanor’s door just as it opened.For a brief moment, both of them still

  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   fifty six

    Locked In The Dark.Bella froze for a minute. For a second, her mind refused to catch up with what her eyes were seeing. The room had been empty when she left. She remembered it clearly. The stillness, the silence, the untouched space that had felt like the only place she could breathe. Now it was occupied by him, the last person she was expecting to see.Andre sat like he belonged there and was expecting her for so long.Her fingers slipped slightly from the switch after turning on the light, and the faint click echoed louder than it should have. The brightness filled the room too quickly, exposing everything she had hoped to step into quietly.There was no quiet anymore as her heart rattled deep in her chest. Pounding in silence to fill the moment.“Where have you been?” He asked again.Andre’s voice was calm, but there was something beneath it that made her chest tighten. It was not the anger that was in his voice, not exactly. It was something different…Something that pressed

  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   fifty five

    I Can Keep Secrets Too.The knock did not come again. Eleanor did not move at first. Her fingers remained curled lightly against the window frame, her gaze still fixed outside.Theo watched her carefully. He knew that silence. There was no hesitation. It was as if to tell him she was done with the conversation.“Enter,” Eleanor said at last, her voice calm .The door opened, and two guards stepped inside. Their movements were calm as they were all fidgety as if they were not expecting him to be there.It wasn't the look on their faces that puzzled him but there was a stiffness to them that did not go unnoticed. They were not here casually. Theo could tell that.Eleanor turned then, her expression already smoothed into something unreadable.“What took you so long?” she asked.One of the guards stepped forward, bowing his head slightly before speaking.“My lady, there is a matter that requires our attention.”Eleanor’s gaze lingered on him for a moment longer than necessary. She could u

  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   fifty four

    Finding Her Balance. The hallway felt longer than usual that evening for a reason that she didn't know Bella had walked through it countless times, yet tonight every step seemed to stretch endlessly beneath her feet, as though the house itself was trying to slow her down, to make her reconsider. Aria stayed beside her, silent but present, her pace steady, her expression unreadable. Bella, on the other hand, could not keep still even as she walked. Her fingers twisted together, then released, only to clutch at the fabric of her dress again. Her thoughts refused to settle, bouncing from fear to doubt to regret in a relentless cycle. “What if he refuses to see me?” she asked suddenly, her voice barely above a whisper. Aria did not look at her. “He won’t.” “You don’t know that,” Bella said quickly. “What if he already suspects something? What if Eleanor has already spoken to him?” “If she had, you would not be walking freely through this house right now,” Aria replied, her to

  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   fifty three

    Scared To Come Out Clean.Bella did not move at first as it felt everything was crumbling right down. The door had barely finished closing behind Eleanor when the room seemed to shrink in on itself, the walls pressing closer, the air turning thick and suffocating.Her ears rang. It was faint at first, like a distant hum, but it grew louder with each passing second until it drowned out everything else, every rational thought, every attempt to steady herself.Her hand remained pressed against her stomach, fingers trembling now.“No…” she whispered again, though there was no one left to hear it. “No, no…No, no!’’Her legs felt weak beneath her, and she staggered back until the edge of the chair caught her. She sank into it without grace, her breathing uneven, shallow.How?How did Eleanor know?Her mind raced, scrambling through every moment, every glance, every word she had spoken since she arrived in this house. She searched desperately for the mistake, the one slip that had betraye

  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   twenty four

    Temptations.“Bella.” The strangely familiar voice called out at her again. She could hear the footsteps making way to her as Instantly her breath snagged. The letter crumpled slightly in her fist before she forced her fingers to loosen. For one wild second she thought of who it could be even if

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  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   twenty five

    A Mistake?“Damn! Andre." He cussed as he stormed into the passageway that led to his wing.Theo found Amardi near the lower courtyard waiting with most of the servants long since withdrawn.Amardi stood with his hands clasped behind him, staring at nothing in particular. He did not turn when Theo

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  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   fourteen

    Divided LoyaltiesBella remained against the door long after Andre’s footsteps faded down the corridor. Her mind felt like it was being ripped off from within.“Bella,what have you gotten yourself into." She mutters.The silence he left behind felt heavier even with the handful of words he had said

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-21
  • MARKED BY THE WRONG BROTHER   thirteen

    Between Bloods.The forest had long fallen quiet by the time Bella opened her eyes.In a way the air still held the memory of what they did as it was filled with this ecstatic feeling that she couldn't understand.For a moment she did not remember where she was. The scent of pine lingered in the ai

    last updateLast Updated : 2026-03-20
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