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36. LUCIAN IS FREE NOW
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MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 38. A CALL
CAELEN VALENTINE'S POVIt was quiet. For the first time in months, it was quiet.I lay sprawled across Lucian’s chest on the couch in his private study, his arms draped lazily around me, fingers tracing idle patterns on my back. His heartbeat under my ear was steady, grounding me in a way nothing else ever could.He smelled like expensive cologne and a faint hint of paint — from the studio where we’d spent most of the afternoon — and I couldn’t help smiling into his shirt.“I still can’t believe it,” I murmured, my voice muffled against him.“Believe what?” he asked softly, his thumb brushing my cheek.“That you’re really leaving all of it,” I said, tilting my head to look up at him. His stormy eyes met mine with that rare softness reserved only for me.He didn’t answer right away, but his hand cradled the back of my head, and he pressed his lips to my forehead.“I’m done, Caelen,” he said finally, low and firm. “No more blood on my hands. No more of… this. Just you. Always you.”The
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 37. A STEAMY NIGHT
LUCIAN THRONE'S POV“I’m done, Caelen. I’m leaving all of it behind. The business. The blood. Everything. For you.”I felt his body stiffen. Then relax. And then he turned.The look in his eyes wasn’t gentle.It was wildfire.And then he kissed me.The taste of him — sharp, desperate, sweet — burned away whatever restraint I thought I had left. He pressed me back against the cold wall, his paint-slicked hands dragging down my chest, leaving streaks of red and gold over my white shirt.It didn’t matter.Let him ruin me.I grabbed the back of his neck and deepened the kiss, my tongue tangling with his until we were both breathless.When his teeth grazed my jaw, my control snapped.I spun him, pressing him into the canvas he’d been working on, one arm pinning his hands above his head while my other hand slid under his shirt.“You think you’re in charge here?” I murmured against his neck, just before I bit down hard enough to leave a mark.He gasped, half defiance, half surrender, his hip
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 36. LUCIAN IS FREE NOW
LUCIAN THORNE’S POVAt this point, I’m tired.No — not just tired. Bone-deep weary, the kind of exhaustion that seeps into your marrow and makes you wonder if it’s even worth getting up in the morning anymore.The work never stops.No matter how many fires I put out, someone’s always there with a fresh match. Someone in the dark whispering rebellion. Someone testing how far they can push me before I push back and crush them entirely.And because of that little bastard Caisen — with his charming smirk and complete disregard for anyone’s boundaries — I’ve spent the past month untangling a mess he made without even blinking.His little stunt trying to kidnap Caelen & I weeks ago? It rattled the wrong people. Stirred up a few snakes in the dark who suddenly thought I was slipping. That maybe I’d gone soft.Soft.For loving someone.I’ve had to make examples of them. Quiet, effective examples. Which meant I was out every day, meeting allies, dealing with whispers, removing pieces from the
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 35. PAINTING
CAELEN VALENTINE’S POVThe next morning, the canvas and supplies finally arrived.Not just one canvas — dozens, stacked neatly against the walls of the room Lucian had designated for me. Brushes, oils, acrylics, turpentine. Everything I could need and more. Of course he didn’t just let me take over a random space — he’d cleared out a proper room on the east wing, one of those sunlit corners of the mansion that no one had touched in years.It took me half a day just to arrange it the way I wanted — laying drop cloths, organizing paints by hue, hanging a few empty frames for inspiration. It smelled of fresh wood and turpentine already, and for the first time since moving here, I felt something spark in me that wasn’t just lust, boredom, or fury.Then, of course, they came.Conrad appeared at the door — silent as always, dressed sharp in a black turtleneck and slacks, clipboard in hand even though this was my space now. He glanced around, eyes landing on the brushes I’d lined up like sol
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 34. A MONTH ALREADY!
CAELEN VALENTINE’S POVIt’s been a month since Caisen & I showed up at this mansion.Lucian—of course—made sure I had everything: branded clothes still wrapped in tissue and boxes, the latest phone, gadgets i probably didn’t even know how to use. But one thing he didn’t let me do was lift even a finger. Not a single chore, not a single responsibility.And honestly… it wasn’t just Lucian.Things have been chaos ever since I moved in here.Caisen’s constant drama, his little thorn-in-the-side antics that always seem to find Lucian at just the wrong moment. Then Aria’s departure to Russia—she called me just yesterday, beaming through the screen, saying she was happy there, that she’d made such a good impression on her in-laws.It should’ve comforted me.But then Caisen disappeared for days, making everyone tense, only to return later like nothing happened—quiet, pale, and unreadable for a time before snapping back into his old self.Now, everything seems fine in the house.The usual rout
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 33. CAISEN SEEMS FINE NOW
CAELEN VALENTINE’S POVThe next morning, I couldn’t sit still.I didn’t bother with breakfast. Didn’t bother with Lucian’s knowing glances or Conrad’s quiet observations from the corner.I climbed the stairs and walked straight to Caisen’s room.For a second, I stood outside his door, hand raised but hesitating. I wasn’t sure what I’d even say. He’d vanished for three days, come back looking like a ghost of himself, and then shut everyone out like he always did.But he was my brother.And no matter what he’d done or where he’d been — I couldn’t just let it slide.So I knocked.No answer.I sighed, pushed the door open anyway, and stepped inside.There he was.Sitting on the edge of his bed, one ankle resting lazily on his knee, tossing an apple in the air and catching it with an exaggerated flick of his wrist. The morning light cut across his face, sharp and golden, catching in the dark shadows under his eyes.The cocky grin was back, barely. The walls were back up.But now I could se
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