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Chapter 109: Gaze Sharpens Slightly
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2026-04-13 03:36:55
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RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate Chapter 109: Gaze Sharpens Slightly
HAYDEN’S POV:Stephen didn’t say anything.He just looks at me for a second something unreadable , then he nods once, like he’s made a decision and steps back.“I’ll catch you later,” he says quietly.And then he’s gone. Just like that.The space beside me feels colder without him there, like something solid just disappeared and left me exposed. My chest tightens, but I didn’t let myself look after him. I can’t. Not right now.Because Ariana is standing in front of me.“Come on,” she says gently, nodding toward the path that leads away from the main walkway. “Let’s talk somewhere less… public.”My stomach twist, I nodded.We walk in silence for a bit, side by side but not quite together. The sounds of campus fade slightly as we move farther away, fewer voices, fewer eyes. It should make me feel better.It didn’t If anything, it makes everything feel more real.We stop near a quiet bench under a tree, the shade cool against my skin. Ariana turns to face me fully, crossing her arms loos
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STEPHEN’S POV: I leave before it gets harder to stay.Hayden is still sitting on the bed when I grab my jacket, his phone loose in his hand, his shoulders slightly hunched like he’s bracing for something that hasn’t even happened yet. He looks smaller like that.It does something to me that I don’t like.“I’ll see you later,” I say, keeping my tone light, normal—like we didn’t just have that conversation, as nothing shifted between us.He nods, but he doesn’t really look at me. “Yeah… later.”I hesitate for half a second. Then I leave.The hallway outside feels colder than it should. Or maybe it’s just me. I shove my hands into my pockets and start walking, my mind replaying everything he said over and over again.You don’t care the way I do.That’s what he thinks.I exhale sharply, jaw tightening.It’s not that I don’t care. It’s that I don’t let it control me. There’s a difference. A big one.But try explaining that to someone who’s already decided fear is safer than honesty.By th
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HAYDEN’S POV:The party was loud, too loud.Music thumped through the walls, bass vibrating under my feet as bodies moved, laughed, shouted over each other. The house was packed with people spilling into every corner, drinks in hand, the kind of chaos I used to thrive in.Now, I stood near the edge of the living room, half-leaning against the wall, staring at nothing in particular while everything blurred together.Stephen should’ve been here.The thought came uninvited, sharp and persistent.He would’ve hated this—too many people, too much noise but he would’ve stayed anyway. Probably stood off to the side like I was doing now, arms crossed, watching everything with that quiet intensity of his.And I would’ve been right next to him.Instead, I was here alone.I exhaled slowly, dragging a hand through my hair. This wasn’t what I wanted.All I wanted was to be back in bed, in the quiet, where things felt simpler. Where I didn’t have to think so hard about every word, every look, every
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