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Between Love and Loyalty
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2026-07-25 15:08:12
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Ruin Me Stepbrother Between Love and Loyalty
Cindy's POV The mansion returned to its normal quiet after the charity dinner. I noticed Mom watching me more often than before. Every time Blake and I crossed paths, even just to say good morning, it felt dangerous. One wrong look and everything could fall apart.Mom invited me out for coffee that afternoon. She wanted time alone with me. We sat at a small café near the city center. She talked about how happy she was that we finally had a stable home."I spent so many years worrying about money and moving. Now I can finally breathe.""You deserve that peace, Mom," I said."I do." She wrapped both hands around her cup. "Do you remember the apartment on Fifth Street? The one with the leaking ceiling?""How could I forget. You put a bucket under it and named it Gerald."She laughed, really laughed, and for a moment she looked younger. "Gerald served us well. But I do not miss those days. I do not miss watching you go without things because I could not afford them.""You never let me fe
Ruin Me Stepbrother A Mother's Suspicion
The charity dinner preparations were almost finished. Mom asked me to help her set the long dining table. We stood side by side placing silverware and folding napkins."You have been smiling a lot more lately," Mom said casually while arranging the plates. "Is there something or someone making you happy?"I almost dropped a fork. "No. I am just happy you are happy. That is all."She laughed softly. "All right. Keep your secrets then." We talked about growing up, about how she always wanted me to find someone who treated me well."You deserve someone steady," she said, smoothing a napkin flat. "Someone who notices you. Not someone who just tolerates you.""I know, Mom.""I mean it. After everything with your father, I promised myself I would not let you settle for less than that." She glanced at me sideways. "You would tell me, would you not? If there was someone."I changed the subject as fast as I could, asking her about the flowers for the centerpiece instead. She let it go, but I f
Ruin Me Stepbrother A Dangerous Secret
Cindy's POV I was helping Mom decorate the mansion for the upcoming charity dinner, arranging ribbons along the staircase railing and tucking white lilies into vases that lined the entryway, when Blake walked through the living room. He wore a fitted black shirt that made his shoulders look even broader than usual, and for a moment I forgot what I was doing entirely. Our eyes met across the room. I felt my cheeks warm instantly, a heat that had nothing to do with the afternoon sun coming through the tall windows.He is not even trying to hide it anymore, I thought. Neither am I, apparently.Blake's gaze lingered on me a second too long before he looked away, and I found myself gripping the stem of a flower a little too hard. Servants moved around us carrying trays and folding chairs, weaving between the two of us like we were just another piece of furniture in their way, so neither of us could say anything. We just stood there, caught in that small silent moment, until it passed a
Ruin Me Stepbrother Too Close to stay away
Cindy's POV I woke up feeling anxious, the kind of anxious that sits low in the stomach and refuses to lift. The memory of Victor looking up at me on the staircase last night would not leave my mind. Had he seen something in my expression. Something I had not meant to show. Did he suspect what was happening between Blake and me.I kept hearing Blake's words too."You will not be able to hate the right person." What did he mean by that. The sentence circled in my head like a warning I could not quite understand, over and over, until it stopped sounding like words and started sounding like a threat wrapped in something gentler.I went downstairs hoping Blake had already left for the day. But Victor was sitting on the terrace having breakfast alone, a newspaper folded beside his plate, the morning light catching the silver at his temples. He smiled warmly when he saw me. "Cindy, come join me. It is a beautiful morning out here."I sat down across from him, arranging my face into somethi
Ruin Me Stepbrother Morning after the storm
Cindy's POV I woke up after only a few hours of sleep. My mind kept replaying everything that happened in the library. Blake’s hands on me. The way he whispered my name. The warmth of his body against mine. I reached beside me in bed, almost expecting him to be there, before remembering I had returned to my own room. The memory made my chest tight.I saw the threatening note on my nightstand. “Some secrets destroy everyone who uncovers them.” I folded it and hid it inside one of my books on the shelf. My hands were still shaking a little.Downstairs at breakfast I hoped Blake had already left. But he was sitting at the table drinking coffee. Our eyes met. Neither of us knew what to say. The silence felt heavy.Mom noticed the awkwardness. “Is everything okay this morning?” she asked, looking between us.Victor was distracted by work calls. He barely looked up from his phone. Blake excused himself almost immediately. “I have an early meeting,” he said without looking at me. He left th
Ruin Me Stepbrother The Line we shouldn't cross
I could not stop thinking about the moment in the gazebo. Blake’s hand gently cupping my face kept replaying in my mind. The way his eyes looked at me.The way my heart raced. I avoided him all morning, taking different paths around the mansion whenever I heard his footsteps. But we kept accidentally crossing paths anyway. In the hallway. Near the stairs. Each time our eyes met and we both looked away quickly.Mrs. Carter noticed. She found me in the sitting room later and asked quietly, “Is everything alright between you and Mr. Blake? The air feels… different lately.”“Everything is fine,” I said with a small smile. “Thank you for asking.”She did not look convinced but let it go.Victor and Mom both left for separate engagements that afternoon. For the first time the mansion felt truly empty except for Blake and me. Heavy rain started again. The lights flickered and then went out completely. A power outage.I went looking for candles in the old library. The room was already warm. B
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