All Chapters of Stepbrother Wants Me: Chapter 151 - Chapter 160

LILY:The message came in just after we got home, right when I was trying to pretend my entire life hadn’t shattered twice within the span of an hour. I had barely kicked off Mason’s jacket from around my shoulders when my phone buzzed again and again and I had the ominous feeling that it couldn't be anything good. But even then I hoped it was my mum, maybe wanting to inform me that she was around so we could meet up But the number on the screen wasn’t familiar. No contact name, no country code. Just a random string of digits.Then the message preview filled the screen;I know.Whule I was trying to process those two vague words, the ominous feeling settling in my guts, four fiiles popped up on the screen. Two were videos and the other two were just photos. I clicked on the first video. The video started with music pounding in the background and multicolored flashing party lights. I gasped when the video changed scene, showing I bathroom I remembered all too well as myself and Maso

MASON:I barely slept that night. Each time I tried closing my eyes, I saw Rowana’s face. Saw it smugness and that nasty smile she kept flashing at Lily. The same smile that chilled me to the bones. By sunrise, I was still awake, sitting at the edge of my bed with my elbows on my knees, still trying to figure out how to best Rowena and Chad.I had never felt this strong desire to destroy anyone the way I wanted to so utterly destroy this siblings.Lily was still sleeping in the guest room downstairs. If I looked at her right now, I knew the fury inside me would explode again, so I stayed away until I was stable enough not to scare her. She’d already been through enough.My phone rang beside me and I looked at the display screen. My rage going up a notch. Trevor.I stared at the screen for a long time before answering. He was among the short list of people I dreaded even just speaking to them. But he was a problem that couldn't be ignored. I picked up.“What?” My voice came out hars

MASON:It was almost time.Almost time for her to meet up with Chad. I could already envision the smug look on his face as she he looked down at her, trembling at his mercy. No matter how much I tried to dispel the image, it stuck. With each passing minute I grew more restless. No matter how hard I tried to come up with a plan, I kept coming up blank and it gnawed at me that I was completely useless in this situation. Lily stood near the window, staring out, her lips moving slightly as if she were singing underneath her breath. She looked calm, unaffected even but I knew her better than that. The nuances were all there in the way her shoulders were too stiff, her breathing too shallow, her eyes too glassy as she stared off into space.I cleared my throat, announcing my presence. “Lily.”She didn’t turn immediately. When she finally did, her face was set with this quiet determination that scared the hell out of me. I already what choice she went with. “It’s almost time,” she said s

LILY:Morning came far too quickly. I had barely slept. Every time I drifted off, the memory of Chad’s smile snapped me awake, sharp as a slap to the face. My mind kept replaying the same moments until exhaustion blurred into a dull headache.I found myself standing at the kitchen counter with a mug of coffee I did not remember making. My hands wrapped around it tightly as if the heat could stop the trembling in my chest. It did not.The house was quiet, the kind of quiet that felt heavy, like the world had paused to see whether I would fall apart or keep standing.Mason appeared in the doorway a moment later. His hair was still damp from a shower and his shirt clung to his chest in a way that told me he had thrown it on without thinking. His eyes found mine immediately. They were tired, worried, and too sharp for this early in the morning.He crossed the kitchen without saying a word and took the mug gently from my hands, setting it aside before lifting my chin so I had no choice but

LILY:I needed air.That was the only thought in my head as I stepped out onto the back patio. The morning sunlight was soft, filtering through the trees, but it did nothing to ease the pressure building in my chest. The quiet outside felt heavier than the tense living room I had left behind.I wrapped my arms around myself and stared at the yard. The grass moved gently in the breeze. A bird hopped along the fence. Everything looked so normal. It made the chaos inside me feel even louder.Mason’s voice carried faintly from inside, low and tense. He was arguing with his father. I knew the tone. It was the sound of him trying to keep his anger from exploding.Part of me wanted to go back inside and stop him. But another part, a quieter and more honest part, knew none of this could be stopped anymore. Chad had pushed us into a corner and now we were all scrambling to find a way out, even if it meant tearing ourselves apart in the process.My fingers trembled as I rubbed my arms. The air