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Chapter 194: Multi-Million Dollar Penthouse.
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RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate Chapter 196: The End Was Ment to Be.
HAYDEN’S POVAdjusting a bow tie shouldn't have felt harder than executing a perfect sliding tackle in the pouring rain, but my fingers were shaking so violently I nearly ripped the silk."Let me get that before you choke yourself, big guy," Blake’s voice cut through the nervous hum of the dressing room. She stepped forward, a brilliant, knowing smirk firmly on her face as she batted my hands away and expertly fixed the knot. She looked stunning in her bridesmaid gown, though she still possessed that sharp, no-nonsense attitude that had kept us all in line since camp. "Can’t have the star striker looking like he’s being held hostage on his own wedding day.""I'm not nervous about the wedding," I grunted, my voice rough. "I’m just... ready. I’ve been ready for years.""We know, man," Amber said, leaning against the doorframe of the suite right beside her. Amber walked over, resting a hand on my shoulder, while Blake gave my tie one final, satisfied pat. "You two earned this. Every
RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate Chapter 195: The Future Was Ours.
STEPHEN’S POVThe deafening roar of sixty thousand people vibrating through the stadium turf wasn't just noise… it was a physical force slamming into my chest. The bright, blinding stadium lights cut through the humid evening air, reflecting off the pristine green grass of the United FC home stadium.It was the forty-fourth minute of our very first professional match.The scoreboard overhead read 0-0 against our fiercest conference rivals, the clock ticking down mercilessly toward halftime. The tension in the stadium was taut as a wire, the fans screaming for blood, for a breakthrough, for a sign that the millions of dollars Vanguard had dropped on us wasn't just hype.My lungs were burning, my jersey soaked through with sweat as I marked my run down the left flank. The opposing center-back was tight on me, his shoulder digging into my ribs, trying to crowd my space and cut off my passing lanes.Then, across the pitch, my eyes locked onto the number nine jersey.It was Hayden.He h
RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate Chapter 194: Multi-Million Dollar Penthouse.
STEPHEN’S POVIf you had told me two months ago that I’d be standing on the floor to ceiling glass balcony of a multi million dollar penthouse in the heart of the city, looking down at a skyline that actually belonged to my future, I would have told you to go fuck yourself.But here I was.The air up here tasted different. It didn't carry the suffocating, heavy humidity of our old camp or the rancid stench of the scandals that had threatened to bury us alive. It felt sharp, clean, and expensive as hell.Vanguard Group hadn't played around when they finalized our pre-draft corporate acquisition. The moment Hayden and I signed those United FC tier-one affiliate contracts, the corporate handlers essentially handed us the keys to this high-rise paradise. It was a massive, sprawling concrete-and-glass flex of a penthouse, meant to keep their new "assets" comfortable, secure, and entirely isolated from the bullshit below.I leaned against the sleek black steel railing, taking a slow sip
RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate Chapter 193: My Arm Wrapped His.
HAYDEN’S POV:The bass from that fucking campus club was still rattling around inside my skull, matching the rhythmic, heavy throb of the tequila flowing through my veins. It was our last night in this godforsaken town. Our last night in this camp before we packed up every single piece of baggage literal and emotional and drove the hell out of here toward the United FC facility.We had spent the last four hours drinking like the world was ending, celebrating the fact that we were finally free.The group had fractured in the best fucking way possible around midnight. Amber had been eyeing some tall, dark-haired guy by the bar who actually looked at her like she was a person and not a headline, and by one o’clock, she’d given us a sloppy, triumphant wave before trailing him out the front door. Ten minutes later, Blake had hooked her arm through some regular from the gym, looking entirely ready to take whatever she wanted for the night and leave no survivors.That left Stephen and me
RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate Chapter 192: High Energy Cheer .
HAYDEN’S POVMy forehead was still resting against Stephen’s, the steady, rhythmic warmth of his breathing anchoring me to the locker room floor, when the heavy metal door of the facility rattled on its hinges.A few weeks ago, a sudden noise would have had us breaking contact instantly, hearts racing with the panicked, defensive instinct to hide what we were. But today, with the weight of two professional contracts sitting on the wooden bench behind us, I kept my hands firmly on Stephen's hips, turning my head just enough to see who was invading our space.Blake walked in first.Her usual high energy cheer posture was completely gone, replaced by a loose, almost breathless exhaustion. But it was her face that made me pause. Her jaw was slack, her eyes wide and glittering under the harsh fluorescent lights.Right behind her was Amber. She was holding her phone tightly against her chest, her fingers trembling so violently against the plastic case that I could hear the faint click of h
RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate Chapter 191: The Smell Of Damp Grass.
STEPHEN’S POV:The silence of the locker room after everyone else had cleared out was deafening, a stark contrast to the thunderous roar that had been vibrating through my skull just an hour ago. The smell of damp grass, sweat, and deep-heat liniment still clung to the air, but the chaotic energy of the match had finally settled into something thick and heavy.My phone vibrated violently against the wooden bench next to me.I picked it up, my hands still slightly trembling from a combination of lingering adrenaline and pure exhaustion. It was an email. My eyes scanned the header, and my breath hitched instantly in my throat.OFFER OF PROFESSIONAL CONTRACT / NOMINATION FOR THE SENIOR LEAGUE DRAFT PINNACLEFrom: Vanguard Athletics & Sporting Group (Consortium for United FC)My heart hammered against my ribs, a fierce, frantic rhythm that made me dizzy. I stared at the bolded text, my thumb scrolling rapidly through the legal jargon, the financial breakdowns, and the official club sea
RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate Chapter 12: Dark Places
HAYDEN’S POVI knew something was wrong the second I opened the door.The lights were turned off. Stephen never left the lights off. He hated dark places. The sound hit me next. A breathy noise that didn’t belong in our living room, in my head, or anywhere near my life.I froze.Right there. One h
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ELLA’S POVI shouldn’t have come here.The cheerleader field was loud with whistles and laughter, girls stretching, practicing lifts, pretending their lives were uncomplicated. The sun was too bright and my head was pounding. My mouth still tasted like regret.And there she was.Lilian stood near t
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HAYDEN’S POVI regretted coming back the second I opened the door.Stephen was in the living room, kissing some guy like he owned the place. Hands on his waist, his lips curved into a smile like nothing in the world had ever touched him wrong.I felt my stomach twist.I turned away immediately. “F
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STEPHEN’S POVI didn’t go back to my hostel right away. I sat on the steps outside the arts building instead, elbows on my knees as I stared at space. My phone buzzed twice in my pocket. It was probably Hayden, or not, but I ignored it. My chest still felt badly injured from Ella’s words and the w
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