My step-Uncle のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 1 - チャプター 10

"Elora," my mom called me.I closed my eyes."Elora, are you there?" Mom asked, knocking on the washroom door."Yes, Mom," I said, rolling my eyes."Get out already, I need to talk with you about something," she said.About your new boyfriend—I already know.She is like this. Her relationships don’t even last 15 days. Or she doesn’t want them to, 'cause she sucks the money out of the boys like a leech. Must be. After 15 days, nothing was left.She and my dad were divorced, and after that, he died in a car accident.I’ve been living with mom. I wanted to move out, but mom says if I go, then who will take care of the house? Like seriously. She doesn’t allow me, and to be honest, it was a good deal. I don’t have to earn just to pay my monthly rent. Instead, mom gives me monthly money so I don’t leave the house. Win-win, I guess."Come out in 15 minutes, I have to tell you something. I’m already late," she said."OK, fine," I said.Taking the bath, shutting out the thoughts of Mr. Strange

The wedding was over now. I don't know when time passed this fast; it was night already, and we were in a hotel. Only the close ones and I were staying behind because Mom asked me to join them for dinner. I was sitting, holding a fork in my hand, but I wasn't eating much. How could I, when he was sitting right in front of me—my Mr. Stranger, or should I say, my step-uncle? I looked up and found him smiling lightly and engaged in conversation with the lady beside him. Life can be a real bitch, I cursed in my mind. Out of all people, Mr. Stranger turned out to be my step-uncle. Eww. Thank God he didn't turn out to be my stepdad; that would have been more awkward. I was searching for him—of course, why wouldn't I? When I was this restless. I don't know what I was expecting by searching for him. We clearly decided on 3 nights, and they had already passed. Maybe I was expecting to contact him again, to ask for more nights like that. Or maybe just to ask if he was as affected by

"Please," I begged, my eyes pleading, locked with his. "No," he said, without any emotions. "Why?" I asked, my voice breaking. He moved closer to my ear and said, "Because I'm your step-uncle now." My eyes snapped open, alarm ringing. My hands instantly turned into fists, and I grabbed the pillow from beside me and threw it across the room. "See, I told you the dream won't be the same anymore," I cursed in my mind. After an entire two years, today is the day I didn’t wake up aroused, wet for him—instead, I was crying. A tear had slipped through my right eye. I quickly wiped it away. Why am I crying? It’s not like he cheated on me or something. It wasn’t like we had any kind of relationship that he was supposed to be mine—only mine. My heart ached even at this. Why wasn’t he supposed to? I grabbed my hair. "What the hell are you saying, Elora?" I said in my mind, because I was not making sense in any way. It was not betrayal he did to me. It wasn’t like he cheated on me. We were

I was lying in my room on the bed, my tears falling silently, but I made no noise.My alarm rang. I just looked at it, too far gone to even care, too drained to show frustration or anything.I turned on my side, letting the alarm keep ringing.And then I heard the sound of his room door unlocking… and then locking.I sat up on the bed as fresh tears rolled down my face.At least he should have admitted it… not denied it completely, I said in my mind.I pulled my knees close to my chest and hugged them tightly.I placed my head on my knees.I had spent 2 years living in his memories, and he had clearly denied it all.I felt like screaming as I remembered what had happened yesterday when he caught me in his room.FlashbackHe caught my hand and pinned me against the wall.“Elora,” he looked at me, shocked.I looked at him back.He loosened his grip on my wrist but still held me in place.“What are you doing here?” he asked.Should I lie? I doubted myself. Or should I confront him?“I’m

"What happened to us? I don’t remember," he said."We never met before?," I asked."No, we didn’t," he confirmed.“Elora? Elora!” Ava shook me gently.I blinked and snapped out of my trance, turning to face her.“Where do you keep disappearing like that?” she asked, concern lacing her voice.“Nowhere,” I said quickly.“If something’s bothering you, you can tell me,” she said softly, placing her hand over mine in reassurance.“I will,” I replied with a faint smile, knowing very well I wouldn’t.What would I even say? That I’m into BDSM? That I fell for a man much older than me who now pretends not to even recognize me? That he’s not just going to be my boss—but is also my step-uncle now?What exactly do I share, huh? That I gave him all of me and he gave me nothing but denial in return?“Elora,” Ava’s voice broke through my thoughts again as she shook my arm.“They’re calling us,” she said.I let out a shaky exhale and stood up.We were at the main branch of Blaze Company—his company.