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Hated everything

Author: Annie. Natt
last update publish date: 2026-03-14 01:31:21

I hated the way everyone in that room looked like they knew something I didn’t.

Every conversation felt half-finished. Every look carried some hidden meaning. Even the way people laughed felt like they were sharing a joke I wasn’t allowed to hear.

And Cyrus… Cyrus was the worst of all.

He kept smiling like this was all some fun little reunion.

Like he hadn’t drugged me, dragged me here, and surrounded me with powerful strangers who looked at me like I was some kind of prize.

I had had enough.

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  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Vane is a Mafian

    The walk downstairs felt longer than it should have.Every step echoed in my ears, too loud, too sharp, like the house itself was paying attention. Watching me. Waiting for me to make the wrong move.I kept my face neutral, but inside, everything felt tight.The men who had been laughing earlier were now standing in small groups, speaking in low tones. No one was relaxed anymore. No one was drinking. It felt like something had shifted, like whatever this was had moved from casual to serious.My eyes moved across the room slowly.Then I saw him.Cyrus stood near the center, one hand in his pocket, the other holding a glass he was not drinking from. His posture was calm, controlled, like always, but there was something else there now.And beside him—My breath caught slightly.Vane.For a second, my brain refused to process it. Vane was supposed to be in Chicago.But he was here.Standing next to Cyrus like this was normal. Like this was where he belonged.“Elias,” Cyrus said smoothly,

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Nikolai’s Pov

    There were very few things in this world that genuinely held my attention.Power did not impress me. Wealth did not impress me. Men who thought they ruled cities amused me more than anything else. I had seen too many rise and fall to be moved by temporary control.But Elias?Elias was different.I stood by the balcony, a glass of untouched liquor in my hand, watching the estate stretch into the darkness. From the outside, this place looked like nothing more than another wealthy man’s property. Inside, it was something else entirely.A game.A dangerous one.And at the center of it, without even realizing it, was him.My gaze shifted slightly as I thought about earlier. The way he reacted. The way he held himself even after witnessing something most people would break from.Fear had been there, yes. I saw it clearly.But so was something else.Defiance. That was rare.Most people bent the moment they understood where they were. They adapted quickly, choosing silence over resistance. El

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Elias pov

    I did not sleep again.No matter how hard I tried, my body refused to relax.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw it.The man is on his knees.The blood.Cyrus’s calm expression was like it was nothing.I turned onto my side, then onto my back, then sat up again with a frustrated sigh.“This is pointless,” I muttered.The room felt smaller now.Not physically, but mentally. Like the walls had closed in without moving.I swung my legs over the edge of the bed and stood up, pacing slowly across the room. My bare feet pressed into the soft carpet, grounding me just enough to keep my thoughts from spiraling completely.Think.You cannot stay here and lose your mind, You need to stay sharp.I walked toward the mirror and stopped in front of it.For a second, I barely recognized the person staring back at me.My hair was messy, my eyes slightly red, my expression tighter than usual.“You look like a mess,” I said under my breath.Not exactly encouraging.I leaned forward slightly, resting my

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   I need to get out of here.

    I did not go back into the room.I could not.My back stayed pressed against the wall in the hallway, my chest rising and falling unevenly as I tried to steady my breathing. The noise from the room had stopped, but somehow the silence that followed felt worse.He had done that so easily.So calmly.Like hurting someone was nothing.My stomach twisted.I dragged a hand over my face and forced myself to think. Standing here, shaking, would not help. Panicking would not help. I needed to get control of myself before I made a mistake.Slowly, I pushed away from the wall and started walking.Carefully.Quietly.The hallway stretched ahead of me, dimly lit with soft golden lights that made everything appear warm and peaceful, which only made it more unsettling. This place was not peaceful. It only looked that way on the surface.Underneath, it was something else entirely.I

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Elias Pov

    I needed space.That was the only clear thought in my head as I stood up from the bed and walked toward the door. The air in the room felt heavy, thick with everything that had just happened. Cyrus and Nikolai were still there, their presence pressing in on me from both sides in a way that made it impossible to think straight.Every word. Every look. Every touch.It was too much.“I’m done for tonight,” I said, forcing my voice to stay steady.Cyrus watched me with mild curiosity, like he was studying a reaction rather than listening to what I said.“You say that like you have a choice.”“I do,” I replied. “I’m choosing not to deal with you right now.”For a moment, I expected him to argue. To block the door. To say something that would pull me back into whatever twisted game he was playing.But he didn’t.He simply stepped aside.“Rest,” he said.That alone unsettled me.Cyrus was not the kind of person who let things go so easily.Still, I did not question it. I walked out into the

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Elias pov

    Cyrus did not leave immediately.That was the worst part.He stayed.Leaning casually against the wall like he had all the time in the world, like he had not just flipped something inside me completely upside down.My eyes were still on his phone.That picture.Me.And Nikolai.Kissing.I swallowed hard.“You sent that to Kai,” I said, my voice lower now.Not a question.A statement.Cyrus slipped his phone back into his pocket slowly, like he was savoring the moment.“I did.”“Why?”He tilted his head slightly, studying me.“Because I was curious.”“About what?”“About how you would react.”I let out a short, humorless laugh.“That is your reason? You just felt like it?”Cyrus pushed himself off the wall and walked closer.Each step was slow, deliberate, like everything he did had a purpose behind it.“I told you earlier,” he said calmly. “I like to observe people.”I crossed my arms.“I am not some experiment.”His lips curved slightly.“Everyone is an experiment, Elias. You just ha

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   ISABELLA Caught Them

    His confession hung between us.“I’m jealous… Elias, I’m so goddamn jealous.”My heart slammed once, hard, then skipped.Disbelief crashed into joy so fast it hurt. This man—this iron-willed, untouchable titan who’d spent weeks carving distance between us with cold words and colder looks—was unrave

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  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   I won’t tell anyone

    I went out to chase after Isabella I couldn’t let her tell anyone, everything will be ruined. I reached the hallway there she was staring blankly at people coming in, “Isabella,” i called out. She turned her eyes widened like she was still in shock. Isabella’s whispered “I… I didn’t see anything”

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  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Cyrus pov

    The drawing room felt like a pressure cooker with the lid screwed on too tightly.Fire popping in the grate. Mother and Claire—sipping their third glass of pinot like it was water. Vane was standing at the mantel pretending the flames were more interesting than the conversation. Elias was sitting o

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  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Vane’s jealousy

    I was surprised he came here but what was I expecting, he need to keep the family image intact, selfish and cunning.Vane didn’t shout. He didn’t need to.He just walked down those mossy steps like he owned every inch of ground they touched because he did. Hands still in his pockets, posture relaxe

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