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The Heartbreaking Choice

Author: Olamide
last update publish date: 2026-06-08 10:10:27

The alarms screamed through the control room as water started seeping under the door and my fingers froze on the override panel. 

"Damien, no. You can't do this." I spun around, heart slamming against my ribs, the cold liquid silver tank glowing behind me where my father hung suspended. 

Damien stood by the hatch, already sealing it from inside, his face set hard like stone. "Avery my Queen, it's the only way. You override manually or he dies in that tank.
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  • Stepbrother Alphas    The Digital Trap

    The alarms screamed through my skull the moment Ezra's fingers flew across his portable rig."Got us a backdoor," Ezra muttered, eyes glued to the glowing screen in the dim service tunnel. Sweat already beaded on his forehead under the flickering neon bleed from above. "Palace security's layered thick, but nothing I can't peel back. Give me thirty seconds."I crouched beside him, pulse hammering. "Make it twenty. Lila's goons are probably sweeping every level by now. Kenji, you watching the corridor?"Kenji pressed against the wall, pistol low. "Clear for now. But hurry it up, tech boy. We need eyes on the inner grid before they lock us out completely."Jax shifted behind us, scanning the shadows. "This feels off. Too quiet after what we saw upstairs.""Quiet is good," Ezra shot back, typing faster. "Their firewalls are old empire standard with some fresh patches. I'm slidi

  • Stepbrother Alphas    The Spy in the Palace

    The palace corridors hummed with danger the second we slipped past the outer gates. One wrong glance and it was over.Neon lights from the capital bled through high windows, casting sharp blue and violet streaks across marble floors that looked too polished for the blood about to spill. I tugged at the stiff collar of my dignitary robes, the fabric heavy with fake medals and embroidered lies. Kenji moved like smoke beside me, his hand brushing my arm once to steer me left down a narrower hall."Keep your head down, Avery," he whispered, voice tight. "Guards change in three minutes. We need to hit the inner court before then."I nodded, heart slamming against my ribs. "You sure this disguise holds? We look like we stepped out of some trade delegation from the outer islands.""Exactly the point," he shot back, flashing a quick grin that didn't reach his eyes. "Nobody questions rich foreigners throwing around credits. Just follow my lead and

  • Stepbrother Alphas    The Shifted Scale

    The dragon's scales cracked like thunder splitting a tree, and suddenly a man stood where the beast had been, eyes locked on mine with zero warning.I froze mid-step on the beach, tools still in hand from patching the yacht. Avery spun beside me, half-shifted with claws out. The crew scattered behind us, shouting questions, but this guy just raised his hands slow, like he knew one wrong move meant death."Easy," he said, voice smooth but edged with exhaustion. "No more fire. No more fighting. I am Prince Kenji of the Eastern Empire. That test is over.""Test?" Avery growled, stepping forward. "You nearly roasted us all yesterday. Call that a test? Start talking before I finish what I started on your wing."Kenji nodded, brushing sand from his dark hair. He looked young, maybe late twenties, with sharp features and tattoos that glowed faint gold on his bare arms. No clothes after the shift, but he didn't seem to care. "Fair point, S

  • Stepbrother Alphas    The Castaway Seduction

    The stars exploded into view the second we hit that hidden clearing, but nothing prepared me for the way Avery looked at me under them."Damien, you seeing this?" she whispered, her voice low and rough from the day's chaos. The hot spring bubbled softly ahead, steam curling up like an invitation we couldn't ignore. Our boat sat half wrecked on the beach, crew already patching what they could, but right now it was just us slipping away."Yeah, I see it," I said, stepping closer. The water glowed soft blue from some underwater glow, lighting her face. "After that dragon mess, this feels like the island's way of saying sorry."She laughed, short and real. "Sorry? More like a trap. Look at us, stranded here. You think the crew will miss us?""Marco's got them busy with the hull. They'll be fine for a couple of hours." I kicked off my shoes, toes sinking into warm sand. "You gonna stand there all night or join me?"Avery pe

  • Stepbrother Alphas    Dragon Fire

    The sky ripped open with a roar that shook the yacht to its bones. Flames poured down like molten rain, and I knew in that split second we were all dead if we didn't move."Dragon!" I screamed, grabbing the railing as the deck ignited in a whoosh of heat. "Avery, get down!"She didn't listen. She never did. Her eyes locked on the massive crimson shape circling above, wings beating like thunder. The beast was huge, scales gleaming blood-red under the sun, its jaws wide and spitting another burst of fire straight at the stern."Stay back, all of you!" Avery shouted over the crackle of burning wood. Crew members scattered, coughing through the smoke. One guy, Marco, tripped near the flames. "I got this!""You got this? That's a freaking dragon!" I yelled, heart hammering as I yanked Marco clear. The heat singed my eyebrows. "We need to dive, swim for it!"Avery spun toward me, her face fierce. "No time for swimming. This

  • Stepbrother Alphas    The Eastern Voyage

    The sea spray hit my face like a challenge as our luxury yacht cut through the waves, leaving the shore and Jax's watchful eye behind, but something in the air already felt off."Damien, this yacht is perfect," Avery said, leaning against the rail beside me, her hair whipping in the wind. "Luxury on the water while we chase that map. Ezra, you sure the engines will hold for the crossing?"Ezra adjusted a panel nearby, tools in hand. "Engines are solid. I checked every inch before we left. Jax has home locked down tight. Sovereign, you feeling the pull already?"I wrapped an arm around Avery's waist, pulling her closer. "Pull is strong. But right now I am focused on us. Avery, that hair from your mother. It has us moving fast. Tell me again what you sense out here."She smiled up at me, hand on my chest. "Sense her stronger over water. Damien, this romance on the waves is what we needed after the crown. Ezra, you mind giving us a mi

  • Stepbrother Alphas    Secrets of the Bloodline

    The world ripped sideways the second her blood hit my system again.I gasped and gripped Avery's arm tighter, the cabin spinning like a bad dream. "Avery, something is happening. Your blood. It is pulling me under. Images. Old ones."She held my face st

  • Stepbrother Alphas    The Poisoned Heir

    The pain exploded like fire spreading under my skin the second I tried to sit up straighter."Damien, your shoulder," Avery said sharp, her eyes widening as she pulled back the bandage. "It is turning black around the edges. Like veins spreading. This is not normal bleedi

  • Stepbrother Alphas    Crimson Snow

    The bullet tore through the windshield and ripped fire across my shoulder just as the sky cracked open with snow.I wrenched the wheel hard, fighting the spin on black ice that should not have been there in May. "Avery, hold the dash. We are sliding!"S

  • Stepbrother Alphas    The Shielding Alpha

    The engine roared like a beast unleashed as I slammed the armored SUV straight toward the academy's glass front. No brakes. No warning. Just pure fury behind the wheel."Move or get flattened!" I shouted into the open comm, knowing the pack channels were blowing up.

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