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42. LUCIAN'S CARE
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MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 47. GALA PREPARATION
Lucian’s POVThe mansion was humming with preparations.White-gloved staff moving like clockwork, chandeliers being polished, cases of champagne arriving by the hour, gilded invitations delivered to the most dangerous men and women alive.The underworld’s most untouchable names would soon gather under my roof to witness what no one ever thought would happen:Lucian Thorne relinquishing his throne.I stood at the window of my study, hands clasped behind my back, watching them drape black velvet over the railings of the grand staircase. My reflection in the glass looked calm. Immaculate. Like a man in complete control.It was a lie.Inside, my chest was tight with a feeling I couldn’t name.For years, my word was law in this world. I’d built this empire myself — brick by bloody brick. I’d been judge, jury, and executioner to half the men who’d be standing in this very room tomorrow night.And now, by my own hand, I was handing it all to a man I still couldn’t fully read.Caisen Valentin
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 46. A DATE
CAELEN VALENTINE'S POVThe moment we slid into the car, Lucian’s hand came to rest possessively on my thigh.He didn’t say anything.Didn’t need to.The air between us was already heavy — a mixture of that little parking lot spectacle, the way he’d kissed me in front of them, and the way his fingers flexed slightly against me now, as though he was reminding himself that I was his.He drove us out of the city, the Range Rover humming steadily beneath us, his profile sharp against the late afternoon light. Sunglasses back on, jaw tight, Hawaiian shirt and all — and still somehow managing to look every bit the predator he was.I let my eyes wander over him — the faint furrow in his brow, the corded strength in his forearms as he gripped the wheel, the glint of something unreadable in his eyes every time he glanced at me.And damn if that didn’t send a shiver down my spine.After about thirty minutes, the urban sprawl melted into winding coastal roads. White cliffs, crashing waves, and a
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 45. HAWAIIAN SHIRT
Caelen’s POVNext day.I stood in front of the mirror, fingers paused over the collar of my shirt as I caught sight of him behind me.We were getting ready for our “date.” And I’ll admit, part of me thought he’d cancel at the last minute, blame it on some underworld emergency, put his jacket back on and disappear into a boardroom or a warehouse somewhere. That’s what Lucian does — he wears suits like they’re a second skin, carries them like armor.Even at home, when he sheds the armor, it’s never entirely gone. He lounges in t-shirts and sweatpants, yes, but there’s always that edge in his shoulders, that cold calculation in his eyes — like even barefoot in the kitchen he’s still that man: the king, the killer.But today…When he stepped into the room, I froze.Not because he was dangerous. Not because he scared me. But because — for the first time — he didn’t look like the man who ran empires and spilled blood.He looked… like someone’s lover.He wore a ridiculous Hawaiian shirt — pi
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 44. LUCIAN'S LOVE TOWARDS CAELEN
LUCIAN THRONE'S POVThe meetings were finally done.The sun was setting over the skyline when we slipped back into the Range Rover.I drove this time, hands steady on the wheel, but my mind was elsewhere — on Caelen waiting for me at home, probably with paint smudged on his fingers again.Caisen, for once, was quiet beside me. He leaned his head back against the seat, staring out the tinted window, his fingers drumming lightly on his thigh.Then, out of nowhere, his voice cut through the silence."When did you start loving my brother?"I blinked, taken aback.Caisen didn’t even look at me — just kept his eyes fixed on the dark horizon."How did you know it was love?" he added, almost as if he regretted asking but couldn’t stop himself now.I exhaled slowly, gripping the wheel a little tighter, remembering.It wasn’t a moment I liked to share.But if anyone deserved the truth… it was this insolent, maddening little thorn who was also my lover’s brother.“When I first spoke to him,” I a
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 43. LUCIAN'S RETIREMENT
LUCAIN THRONE'S POVThe week blurred into a haze of negotiations, handshakes, and strategy sessions.From the outside, it might’ve looked like I was still ruling with the same iron fist — the same cold authority that had built this empire in the shadows. But this was different.I wasn’t fighting to expand anymore. I was fighting to secure my exit.Every morning I left the mansion before Caelen was even fully awake. Every night I returned long after he’d fallen asleep on my side of the bed — though most nights, I found him waiting in my art studio, his body curled up in the corner, pretending he hadn’t dozed off waiting for me.He never complained, but his quiet eyes said enough.I hated it.Yet this was necessary.For Caisen to take the throne I’d built, I needed to make sure the ground beneath him was stable — and for me to walk away without looking over my shoulder every second, I needed to lock in alliances of my own.I didn’t want to become the kind of man who’d one day have to cr
MY BROTHER-IN-LAW 42. LUCIAN'S CARE
LUCIAN THRONE'S POVI woke up to the faint morning light spilling through the heavy curtains. My body felt warm, heavy, and sore in ways I hadn’t felt in years.Beside me, Lucian lay on his side, still asleep, his arm draped over my waist. Even in sleep, he looked impossibly composed — his lashes casting shadows on his cheek, his lips slightly parted.For a moment, I just watched him breathe.My back ached faintly, and when I shifted, a sharper soreness radiated lower — between my thighs, a tender reminder of just how far we had pushed each other last night.I exhaled slowly, a small, rueful smile tugging at my lips.Maybe the revenge, the blood, the intensity… it all got to me. I remembered the way I had provoked him — daring him, clawing at him, demanding more and more until neither of us could stop.I’d crossed my own limits, and his.And yet — I didn’t regret a single second.Carefully, I slipped out of bed, wincing a little as I stood. My legs felt shaky, my skin still warm and s
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