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Breaking

Autor: Rejoice Ezeh
last update Data de publicação: 2026-01-17 16:03:55

Cora reached out to touch Ryan's arm. A simple gesture. The kind of touch that meant comfort or connection or just basic human contact.

Ryan jerked back like she had burned him.

"Do not," he said sharply. "Please do not touch me."

Cora's hand froze in midair. "What?"

"I do not want us to do that anymore," Ryan said. His voice was strained. "The touching. The casual contact. All of it. We need to stop."

"Stop touching each other?" Cora repeated. Disbelief in her voice. "Ryan, we are family. Peop
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  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    The Heiress

    One week after the wedding, Cora woke up in the apartment she now shared with Ryan. Their apartment. A penthouse downtown with floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking the city. Not the Sterling mansion where she had lived since being found. This was theirs. A space they had chosen together.She lay in bed watching Ryan sleep beside her. Still half expecting to wake up and discover this was all a dream. That she was still in that orphanage. That none of this was real.But it was real. The ring on her finger proved it. The man beside her proved it. The life she was building proved it.Her phone buzzed on the nightstand. Text from Ethan."Can I come by this morning? Have updates on the legal cases. Important stuff you should know."Cora texted back. "Come at ten. I will make coffee."She slipped out of bed quietly. Let Ryan sleep. He had been working late every night trying to catch up on business he had neglected during the investigation. Deserved the extra rest.The apartment was still mo

  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    The Wedding

    One month had passed since that conversation in Alexander's study. One month of planning and preparation and dealing with the complicated reality of Ryan and Cora's relationship becoming public.The press had been brutal at first. Headlines screaming about the Sterling family scandal. About inappropriate relationships and moral failures. Social media had exploded with opinions ranging from supportive to viciously judgmental.But Alexander had stood by his word. Had supported Ryan and Cora publicly. Had made it clear that anyone who wanted to maintain a relationship with the Sterling family would respect his daughter's choices.And now, on a beautiful Saturday afternoon in early spring, Ryan stood at the altar of the Sterling family's private chapel waiting for his bride.The chapel was small. Intimate. Only close family and trusted friends had been invited. Security was tight given the ongoing threat from Vanessa who was still at large despite FBI efforts to locate her.Ryan wore a ta

  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    Father's Blessing

    The Sterling mansion was alive with celebration that evening. Ethan had insisted on throwing a party despite still being on crutches. Uncle James was in custody. His confession was recorded. Nathan was home safe with his mother. The immediate threats were over.Staff had prepared an elaborate dinner. Family and close friends gathered in the main dining room. Alexander sat at the head of the table looking more relaxed than he had in months. His daughter was safe. His brother's betrayal was exposed. Justice was finally being served.Cora sat beside Ryan at the table. They were careful not to sit too close. Not to touch too obviously. But the connection between them was palpable to anyone paying attention.Caleb noticed. He always noticed.After dinner, as guests moved to the library for drinks, Caleb pulled Ryan aside. Ethan hobbled over on his crutches to join them."We need to talk," Caleb said quietly. "About you and Cora."Ryan tensed. "What about us?""Everyone can see it," Ethan s

  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    Why

    Cora looked at Ryan. At the determination in his eyes. At the man willing to risk everything for her."Father will never agree," she said quietly. "You know that. He spent twenty-five years searching for me. Finally got me back. And now you want to tell him his son wants to be with me romantically? He will see it as betrayal.""Maybe," Ryan acknowledged. "But I am going to try anyway. I am going to sit down with him and be honest about how I feel. About how you feel. And I am going to ask for his blessing even knowing he probably will not give it.""And when he refuses?" Cora pressed. "When he tells you to stay away from me? What then?"Ryan was quiet for a moment. "Then I have a choice to make. Between my father's approval and what I feel for you. And Cora, I am not sure which one I would choose.""You should choose your father," Cora said. "You should choose your family. Your relationship with him is more important than whatever this is between us.""Is it?" Ryan asked. "Because rig

  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    Reunion

    Ryan stood in the hallway of the police station watching through the one-way glass as James Sterling gave his confession. Watched the man who had destroyed his sister's childhood finally admit what he had done. Finally take responsibility.It should have felt like victory. Should have felt satisfying.Instead Ryan just felt tired. Weeks of investigation. Weeks of tracking leads and coordinating with the FBI and trying to catch Vanessa and her network. All of it culminating in this moment.His phone buzzed. Text from the security team outside."Cora Sterling just arrived. Asking for you."Ryan felt his heart skip. Cora was here. Had come to the station to see the arrest. To witness her uncle finally being held accountable.He left the observation room. Walked through the corridors toward the main entrance. His hands were shaking slightly. He had not seen Cora in three weeks. Three weeks of distance that was supposed to give him perspective. Supposed to make his feelings fade.It had no

  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    The Confession

    James sat in the interrogation room for two hours before anyone came to speak with him. Just him and four blank walls and a mirror that was obviously one-way glass. He knew people were watching. Deciding how to approach this. What charges to file. What leverage they had.The door finally opened. Agent Ross from the FBI walked in. Behind her was Ethan Sterling on crutches. Behind him was Ryan Sterling looking like he had not slept in days."Gentlemen," James said. Trying to sound calm. "I want my lawyer.""You can have your lawyer," Ross said. She sat down across from him. "But first we want to show you something."She placed a tablet on the table. Pressed play.The screen showed Nathan. Sitting in a comfortable room. Playing video games. Looking completely unharmed."That was taken an hour ago," Ross said. "Your son has been in FBI protective custody since the day he disappeared. He was never in any danger. Never held by criminals. Never threatened or harmed in any way."James stared

  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    The Deal

    Lisa walked to her desk in the corner of the living room. She pulled out a sheet of expensive letterhead paper and a pen. Ryan watched her, his stomach twisting with unease even though he knew this was necessary."If you want my help," Lisa said as she began writing, "then we are going to do this p

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  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    Uneasy Alliance

    Ryan spent the next two hours in Cora's room. He could not bring himself to leave her, not after what had happened at the casino. Not after seeing Lisa's body and realizing how close he had come to ending up the same way.Caleb came in around seven thirty to check Cora's vitals. He moved through hi

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  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    Survivors

    The gunshots never came.Instead, the lights flickered back on as suddenly as they had gone out. The footsteps Ryan had heard stopped. And when he looked around, there was no one there except him and his brothers and the bodies."What the hell just happened?" Caleb breathed.Ethan was already on hi

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  • Meet My Overprotective Brothers    Desperate Measures

    Ethan found his father and Ryan in a private conference room at the hospital. Alexander looked exhausted, his face drawn and pale. Ryan stood by the window, arms crossed, radiating barely contained fury."Tell us what Liam said," Alexander ordered as soon as Ethan walked in.Ethan closed the door a

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