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School day

Penulis: Annie. Natt
last update Tanggal publikasi: 2026-06-13 13:57:13

The transition from the pristine cliffs of St. Tropez back to the reality of the university campus was jarring, to say the least. Vane’s total digital and financial blockade of the Monaco trust had executed flawlessly over the weekend.

By Tuesday morning, the Hale legacy had been permanently absorbed into his corporate conglomerate, and I was flown back to the city on his private jet just in time for the conclusion of mid-term week.

But school didn't care about corporate blockades. And college
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  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   School day

    The transition from the pristine cliffs of St. Tropez back to the reality of the university campus was jarring, to say the least. Vane’s total digital and financial blockade of the Monaco trust had executed flawlessly over the weekend. By Tuesday morning, the Hale legacy had been permanently absorbed into his corporate conglomerate, and I was flown back to the city on his private jet just in time for the conclusion of mid-term week.But school didn't care about corporate blockades. And college students didn't care about international banking charters.By Friday night, the entire student body had migrated to the private, wooded shoreline of the campus lake for the annual end-of-semester bonfire party. The night air was crisp, thick with the scent of burning cedar, cheap beer, and expensive woodsmoke. A massive wall of orange flame crackled in the center of the clearing, casting long, dancing shadows across the hundreds of students drinking and laughing against the backdrop of the dark

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Elias pov

    Sunday evening arrived with a heavy, cinematic stillness that always precedes a major structural shift.The Mediterranean had turned a deep, bruised shade of midnight blue, the horizon completely melting into the black sky. Up on the villa’s primary observation deck, the air was warm, smelling of salt and the expensive wax of the low-burning minimalist candles lining the glass perimeter.I was sitting on the wide marble ledge, my legs dangling over the edge toward the private cove fifty feet below. I had traded my casual silk button-downs for a sharp, tailored black evening shirt, the fabric crisp against my shoulders."If you fall off that ledge, I am personally letting Vane execute me," Bella’s voice cut through the quiet hum of the outdoor filtration system.She stepped out onto the deck, looking absolutely striking in a backless white silk slip dress, her gold jewelry catching the candlelight. She wasn't carrying her iPad for once; instead, she held a secure, encrypted satellite

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   You’re mine

    By late afternoon, the heat on the Riviera began to soften, leaving behind a hazy, golden hum that settled over the entire estate. Bella’s yacht was a tiny, elegant white speck cutting across the deep sapphire horizon toward the main port of St. Tropez, leaving Vane and me in a silence that felt entirely absolute.We had moved down from the upper deck to a shaded stone pavilion that jutted out directly over the cliffside. The structure was ancient—weathered Roman columns draped in heavy, fragrant jasmine vines—but Vane had outfitted it with a minimalist, low-profile outdoor sectional that cost more than my entire sophomore year of college.I was lying stretched out across the cushions, my head resting flat against Vane’s thigh. One of his large, warm hands was buried in my hair, his long fingers slowly, absentmindedly massaging my scalp in a rhythmic cadence that kept me hovering right on the edge of sleep."Marcus sent an update from the port," Vane’s deep baritone rumbled from above

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Ivanov global

    The digital blackout of Ivanov Global didn’t hit the evening news. Empires like that don’t crash with a bang; they dissolve quietly behind the closed doors of international banking tribunals. By midnight, Nikolai’s face had been entirely scrubbed from the active corporate registry on Bella’s tablet, replaced by a neutral, placeholder logo of one of Vane’s primary holding firms.It was clean. It was terrifyingly absolute.By Saturday morning, the atmosphere at the villa had shifted from high-alert survival to a deep, heavy opulence. The Mediterranean sun was blindingly bright, baking the limestone cliffs until the scent of wild lavender and expensive sun oil hung thick in the air.I stood in the center of the master suite’s dressing room, staring at my reflection in the floor-to-ceiling mirror. I had traded my structured campus leather for a pair of tailored white linen shorts and a loose, black silk button-down that Vane had imported from Milan for the trip. The fabric felt like wa

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   On strike

    The transition from the sun-drenched beach to the upper deck of the villa was like moving from one billionaire's playground to another. By eight in the evening, the Mediterranean sky had bruised into a deep, velvety indigo. Soft, hidden LED tracks illuminated the white stone walkways, and the infinity pool glowed with a pale, neon-blue light that seemed to hover over the dark ocean below.The private chef had outdone himself—platters of butter-poached lobster, fresh truffle pasta, and a pristine bottle of vintage crystal chilled in a silver bucket next to the outdoor lounge.Bella was already at the table, her laptop open once again despite her previous vows to dissolve into the scenery. The white light of the screen reflected off her designer glasses as her fingers flew across the keyboard."I thought you were on strike," I said, stepping onto the deck. I had changed into a tailored silk button-down shirt, dark trousers, and no shoes, letting the cool evening air circulate."I was,

  • Owned By My Stepdad(MxM)   Elias

    The private path leading down to our cove was carved directly into the face of the limestone cliff, a winding staircase of white stone shaded by ancient, twisted olive trees. By the time my bare feet hit the powdery, sugar-white sand of the beach, the heat of the Mediterranean afternoon was radiating off the rocks, thick and heavy with the scent of wild rosemary and salt.Down by the shoreline, the emerald green of Bella’s kaftan was a sharp contrast against the turquoise water as she tore across the wake on a custom black jet-ski, leaving a line of glittering white foam behind her. Marcus and another security guard stood a respectful distance away under the shade of a massive canvas umbrella, their eyes scanning the empty horizon with binoculars.But I wasn't looking at Bella, and I wasn't looking at the horizon.I was looking at Vane.He was walking just a step ahead of me, his long, powerful strides effortless on the shifting sand. The white linen of his shirt caught the sea bree

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