AUTUMN They say graduation was supposed to be the beginning of everything—careers, dreams, freedom. For me, it meant jumping on a plane to Italy right after my mother dropped a bomb: she got remarried. Again. Without telling me.“Oh its nothing. We didn’t hold a wedding. We just signed the marriage documents.” She had said. As if that was supposed to explained why she didn’t give me a headups before the whole thing. Back then, I used to think my family was perfect—until one evening when a heated argument shattered everything. That night ended in silence… and eventually, divorce.We were never poor. My father was a retired police officer, and my mother owned a boutique in town. I had what I needed—clothes, food, a roof over my head. But what we lacked was peace.Even as a teenager, I saw the cracks in their marriage. The arguments were constant. My mother blamed him for not doing enough. He blamed her for never being satisfied.I don’t hate my father for leaving. I still love them bo

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AUTUMN'S POVHe stared at me with a poker face and before I blink he pulled out a gun placing it between my eyes. Cold sweat broke out on my back and for some reason I couldn't find my voice. My mother let out a small scream holding the arm of Mateo, her husband while I tried my best not to piss myself right there. Why was he so calm? I had a gun pointed at my head. "Put the gun down Dante, " Mateo muttered, his voice dripping with boredom. The man who I finally knew as Dante stared at me then at them. "Who are you?" His voice came out harsh, I stared at him with frightened eyes, unable to form a word. "Put the gun down," his father spoke again, his face showing signs of anger. “I saw her at Rosa’s restaurant. Why is she here again?” He asked, pressing the gun on my head. The cold metal made contact with my skin and I bit my lips, shaking like a dry leaf. "Because she's my daughter," my mother finally said. The tension thickened and he turned to her with a scowl. “Why am I jus

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DANTE'S POVI sat in my office staring at the documents in front of me. I had Dominic, my right hand man and cousin, draft a background check on the little miss red head.Despite my fathers words, I had Dominic do a bit of research on her . The result sat on my desk a day later. I went through the folder, my eyes scanning all the pictures, information.I picked up a picture of her. She stood in a grass field wearing a summer dress, her graduation coat sat on her shoulder as she held a bouquet of lilies, her face filled with excitement. She looked so happy and innocent. It felt a little overwhelming.I threw the photo on my table recalling my first impression of her. I had gone to Rosa's restaurant, one of my many meet up locations.She had appeared out of nowhere and I couldn't tell whether it had to do with her being small or she was just a sneaky brat.Her outburst was expected but still it shocked me as no one ever stood up to me. My lips twitched at her angered face and I froze. I

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AUTUMN'S POVI spent the next day trying to bottle my emotions. Turns out Dante was the head of the largest cartels in the whole of North america.I pleaded with my mother several times countless times but she simply gave me a sad smile shaking her head. Mateo simply stayed out of it and if I didn't know better I'd say he was scared of his own son.The thought of that made my skin crawl and I pushed it aside. Just when I thought it couldn't get worse, my mother announced that he and Mateo were leaving for their honeymoon. And by that they were going on a traveling spree. She never said when they would be back and it only made the knot tighter.They locked me up with the best while they toured the world. The mansion felt empty and I felt like a prey set for heartless and dark predators.So I did the only thing I could to keep myself productive and avoid the monster called Date. I spent the past thirty six hours searching for a job. I had graduated from med school as a nurse but I hadn'

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AUTUMN'S POVIn the span of three days guns had been aimed at me three times. God if this was a sign I got it loud and clear. "Common move and if you make a scene. I'll pull the trigger and drag you bleeding to your useless family," she threatened, nudging me with the gun.I straightened up immediately, nodding aggressively. "Are we clear?" She whispered and I nodded."Good. Switch off the phone," she ordered, pressing the gun so hard, I could feel the coldness of the metal. Trying my best to stay still, I switched off the phone."Throw it in the bush nearby," Without thinking, I threw my phone in my legs, barely keeping me up. "See that car there? Walk towards it," she muttered and my tongue went dry.I was being kidnapped and it was all because my mother had a bad taste in men. I stayed still and she moved the gun farther up."Times ticking move one. And slowly," I took small steps, trying to find a way out. This was a fairly quiet place but the thought of running scared me. She cou

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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forbidden Desire: Tempted By My Stepbrother: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 5

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