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Author: AY WRITES
last update publish date: 2026-11-09 00:03:00

Jennifer’s POV

The click of the lock sounded like the closing of a trap.

I stayed pressed against the wood long after his footsteps vanished down the burgundy carpet. My hands were shaking so hard I couldn't even drop them to my sides. My chest felt hollow, yet every nerve ending was screaming, raw and overexposed.

He was losing his mind.

The words echoed through the quiet of the grand guest room, competing with the soft, rhythmic pops of the fireplace hearth. Marcus Vance—the man who moved
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  • My Stepbrother’s Masked Obsession   45

    Jennifer’s POVThe click of the lock sounded like the closing of a trap. I stayed pressed against the wood long after his footsteps vanished down the burgundy carpet. My hands were shaking so hard I couldn't even drop them to my sides. My chest felt hollow, yet every nerve ending was screaming, raw and overexposed. He was losing his mind. The words echoed through the quiet of the grand guest room, competing with the soft, rhythmic pops of the fireplace hearth. Marcus Vance—the man who moved through corporate boardrooms and underground clubs like an untouchable predator—was unraveling. And the worst part, the most terrifyingly tragic part, was that I was unraveling right along with him.I forced my legs to move, dragging myself across the heavy rug toward the glass balcony doors. I pulled open the heavy velvet drapes just an inch, looking out into the pitch-black Aspen night. Fresh snow was beginning to fall, dusting the dark pines in brilliant white. From right next door, a pale y

  • My Stepbrother’s Masked Obsession   44

    Jennifer’s POV Every single drop of blood in my body went completely ice-cold. The sound of my mother's voice echoing through the thick oak door felt like a bucket of freezing water thrown straight over my burning skin. I sat completely paralyzed beneath Marcus, my hands still trapped above my head in his heavy grip, my chest heaving up and down so fast I thought my lungs were going to burst right open. "Jennifer?" Mom’s voice came again, accompanied by a soft, hesitant double knock. "Are you asleep already?" Marcus didn't move. He stayed hovering right over me, his broad chest pressed flush against mine, every single muscle in his shoulders carved from granite. His dark gray eyes were wide, blown out with dark hunger and adrenaline, staring straight down into mine. His breath was hot and ragged against my neck, his long fingers still hooked tightly into the side of my panties underneath my silk dress. If she turned that handle... if David walked up the stairs behind her

  • My Stepbrother’s Masked Obsession   43

    Jennifer’s POVThe touch under the table was a slow, agonizing burn that scorched right through my veins.My breath hitched in my throat, catching so hard I almost choked on the tiny sip of red wine I had just taken. Across the table, David was still engrossed in a deep conversation with Mr. Sterling about commercial real estate acquisitions, completely blind to the fact that his son’s broad, warm hand was slowly tracing a path of pure fire up the inside of my bare thigh.I squeezed my eyes shut for a fraction of a second, my fingers gripping the linen napkin in my lap so tightly that my nails bit into my palms. My heart was hammering a violent, chaotic rhythm against my ribs. I tried to press my knees together, to block his long fingers from moving any higher, but Marcus’s thigh was an immovable wall of solid muscle wedged firmly against mine."Marcus," I choked out under my breath again, turning my head toward him just enough to whisper through a rigid, fake smile. "If you don’t mov

  • My Stepbrother’s Masked Obsession   42

    Jennifer’s POVThe quiet in my room was suffocating, broken only by the crackle of the fireplace in the corner and the muffled sound of footsteps pacing right on the other side of the adjoining wall.I stood in front of the vanity mirror, trying to smooth down the heavy knit sweater I had thrown on for dinner. My hands wouldn't stop shaking. Every time I looked at my reflection, all I could see was the swollen curve of my bottom lip and the faint, lingering flush on my neck.'It meant nothing. It was a mistake, and it won't happen again.'His words echoed in my mind over and over again, every repetition making my blood boil with a mixture of rage and humiliation. If it meant nothing, why was he pacing like an animal trapped in a cage right next door? If it was such a stupid mistake, why was his heart hammering out of control against my chest when he had me pinned against that sink?He was a liar. A ruthless, hypocritical liar who wanted to exert total control over me while pretending

  • My Stepbrother’s Masked Obsession   41

    Jennifer’s POVThe door of the tiny airplane bathroom slammed behind him, and the heavy metallic lock echoed in my ears like a gunshot ringing out in an empty room.I stood there, my back pressed hard against the cold stainless steel sink, clutching the edge of the porcelain so tight my knuckles turned completely white. My breath came in short, jagged gasps, my chest heaving up and down so fast I thought I was going to pass out right there on the floor. My lips were burning... swollen, wet, and completely wrecked from the pressure of his mouth. My thighs were trembling, a deep, heavy, liquid heat pooling low in my stomach that made my knees feel like jelly.'Must be the cramped cabin air getting to my head.'The words repeated in my mind over and over again, every single repetition cutting deeper than a blade. How could he do that? How could he drag me into that suffocatingly small room, pin me against the sink until I couldn't breathe, kiss me with a hunger so feral it made my entire

  • My Stepbrother’s Masked Obsession   40

    Jennifer’s POV“Row twenty-four, seats A and B,” David said smoothly, sliding two blue boarding passes across the polished table toward us. “I think it’s important for you two to stay grounded. Humility is a valuable virtue, Jennifer.”I stared down at the small cards in complete disbelief, my jaw dropping slightly as the realization sank in.“Economy? You’re putting us in the back of a commercial flight while you and Mom sit in First Class?”“It’s good for you,” David replied calmly, picking up his espresso cup without a single shred of remorse.My mother gave me a quick, helpless look from beside him, nervously smoothing down her designer coat.“David is right, honey. It’s just a short flight, and besides, it gives you two a chance to bond without us hovering over you.”“Bonding in Economy,” I muttered under my breath, my hands clenching into tight fists on my lap. “Unbelievable.”“I think it’s a fantastic idea, Dad,” Marcus chimed in from right beside me, picking up both boarding p

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