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Calm After Storm

Author: Spicy Candy
last update publish date: 2026-04-02 15:14:06

Rhea

The kitchen felt different that morning after breakfast.

Not dramatically different. Just lighter somehow. Brenda was at the table with her tea and her reading glasses and a magazine she kept putting down to talk, which meant she wasn’t really reading it at all. Harold was in the sitting room with Greg. I could hear their voices moving back and forth in that unhurried way men talked when they had nowhere to be.

Mum was at the sink and I picked up a cloth and started drying the dishes she w
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  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers     Caught in the Act

    Zuri “What are you doing?” I whispered, keeping my voice low enough that only he could hear.“You like it,” he whispered back. It wasn’t a question. It was a statement, spoken with absolute certainty. “And I bet you’re wet right now.”Damn.He was right.His hand kept moving, inching upward until it disappeared beneath the hem of my skirt. I parted my legs just a little, inviting him without thinking. His fingertips brushed the soft, sensitive skin high on my inner thigh, so close I could feel the damp heat radiating from my core. I was already soaked, my panties clinging uncomfortably to my swollen folds. When he hooked a finger under the thin fabric and pushed it aside, cool air kissed my exposed pussy. A tiny gasp escaped me before I could swallow it down.“You okay?” Audric glanced over when I made that small, strangled sound trying to disguise itself as a cough.“Fine.” My voice came out higher than usual. “Noodles. Hot.”Under the table, Ethan’s fingers found my slick c

  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    Aftermath

    ZuriI sat curled up on Ethan’s bed, knees drawn to my chest, still shaking even though the room had long since stopped spinning. The tears wouldn’t stop coming, quiet and steady, no matter how many times I wiped at my face.“I wanted to get you out of there.” Chris paced near the window, jaw tight, voice sharp with frustration he clearly hadn’t figured out where to aim yet. “But you were so stubborn, Zu. You wouldn’t listen to any of us.”“This isn’t the time for that.” Ethan’s voice cut in fast, harder than I’d heard him sound in a long time. “This is not the time to victim blame her, Chris. Chase is the one who did this. He’s the one we should be figuring out how to deal with.”“I’m going to kill that bastard.” Audric was standing near the door, arms crossed so tight his knuckles had gone white. “I mean it. I will actually kill him.”“You’re not exactly innocent in all this either.” Ethan turned on him. “You hurt her too, Audric. Maybe not the same way, but you did. So if you

  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    Please Touch Me

    Zuri The lock clicks into place behind me, and something in my chest clicks shut with it.The room tilts. I plant a hand on the wall to steady myself, but the wall doesn’t feel steady either, it feels like it’s breathing. Heat crawls up from my stomach and floods my skin until every inch of me feels raw, sunburned, wrong. I claw at the collar of my shirt just to get air against my throat.“I don’t know what’s happening to me.” My voice comes out thick, like it’s dragging through syrup. “I’m so hot. I can’t—the room won’t stop moving.”“That’s right.” Chase’s voice drops into something low and pleased with itself. He crosses the room slow, like he’s got all the time in the world now. “Finally.”I don’t understand him until his hands are on my waist.I shove him, hard, and the panic that rips through the fog in my head is the clearest thing I’ve felt in minutes. “Get off me.”His grip tightens instead of loosening. “Don’t fight it, Zuri. You should be grateful. Nobody else wants you.”

  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    Truth or Dare

    ZuriSomeone had dragged a low table into the middle of the living room and about a dozen of us ended up cross-legged around it, bottle spinning, red cups scattered everywhere. Mira sat pressed against my side, already three dares deep into the night and loving every second of it.Gabriela had wedged herself onto the arm of the couch next to Audric, one hand curled possessively around his bicep. Every time she tightened her grip he shifted, shoulder rolling just enough to shrug her off, eyes cutting toward me instead of her. She noticed. Anyone with eyes would have noticed. Her jaw got tighter every time he did it.The bottle spun and landed on me.“Truth or dare,” some guy across the circle called out.“Dare,” I said, mostly because Chase was watching me with that easy grin and I didn’t feel like giving anybody an honest answer tonight.“I dare you,” Chase said, leaning forward on his elbows, “to kiss me.”The circle erupted into hoots and catcalls. I glanced at Audric on instinct, a

  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    The Punch

    ChrisMy hand closed around the cup in my fist until the plastic caved in completely, drink spilling over my knuckles. I barely noticed.What the fuck is Zuri doing letting him touch her like that? Chase had his arm around her waist, steering her up onto the little raised deck where everyone could see, and he raised his own cup like he was about to make an announcement.“Listen up, everyone.” His voice carried easily over the music. “My date for tonight — Zuri Sterling.”A ripple went through the crowd, half of them cheering, half of them exchanging looks like they couldn’t quite believe it.“Come on, babe.” He turned to her, holding out a cup. “Want a drink?”“She doesn’t drink,” Ethan cut in before Zuri could answer. “Don’t force her.”“I’m not forcing anybody.” Chase held his hands up, easy, unbothered. “It’s whatever she wants.” He looked at her. “You want a drink?”“I don’t mind,” Zuri said.“No.” The word was out of my mouth before I’d decided to say it. “She’s not dr

  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    The Party

    Zuri“Just pick something!” Mira called from my bed, where she’d already laid out four different outfits like some kind of fashion buffet. “We’re going to be late, Zu.”“I’m trying.” I held up a dress against myself in the mirror and immediately put it back down.Everything that used to fit right felt different now. The ones that looked good on the hanger clung to every curve the second I put them on, hugging my hips and stomach in ways that made my skin crawl with self-consciousness. I turned sideways, sucked in a breath I didn’t need to hold, and hated how much I was still doing that after all these years.“This one’s too tight.” I tossed a red dress onto the growing pile of rejects.“That one looked incredible on you.”“That’s the problem.”Mira sighed and got up, rifling through my closet herself until she pulled out a flowy gown in soft green, the kind that skimmed rather than clung, falling just past my knee.“Try this.”I put it on, and something in my chest loosened a little w

  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    Punished In The Kitchen

    RheaI could not sleep.I had been lying in bed for two hours, staring at the ceiling and watching shadows crawl across the walls. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Nick and Elora walking away from me. I heard Camila’s venomous voice: They tell their friends everything.Finally, I gave up. I th

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  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    Temptation

    RheaOne moment we were standing on the manicured lawn with the entire hunting party, and the next we were beneath a canopy so thick the sunlight barely penetrated. The temperature dropped immediately, the air was cooler and damp with the scent of earth and moss.“Stay together,” Greg called out as

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  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    The Plan

    JacksonThe Harrisons arrived first, their Mercedes pulling smoothly into the circular driveway. I watched from the living room window as Thomas Harrison stepped out, already wearing his hunting vest even though we wouldn’t head into the woods for hours. His wife, Linda, followed, a homemade pie ba

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  • Ravaged By My Cold-Hearted Stepbrothers    Pleasured In The Woods

    RheaBrandon dove into the water before I could finish. He surfaced a moment later, water streaming down his face and shoulders. His wet hair was slicked back, emphasizing the sharp line of his jaw, the intensity of his eyes. Droplets clung to his skin, catching the light.He looked wild. Primal. D

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