Lahat ng Kabanata ng Forbidden Desire: Tempted By My Stepbrother: Kabanata 171 - Kabanata 180

Dante “I don’t know where he lives, but I know someone who once worked for him,” Andrew had told us.He had become more cooperative after the incentive I offered because he knew that he needed the money more than ever before.“But how sure am I that my mum and I will be safe?” Andrew had asked worriedly.Even though there was no time, I had to prove to Andrew that I meant it when I said I would keep them safe, so before we proceeded to go and check on this person he spoke about, I took his mum and had her lodged discreetly at a hotel.“Maybe you should stay with her,” I had suggested to Susan.As much as I knew that she was desperate to find Autumn as well, I worried that her presence might slow things down before I would be able to get through to Autumn because of her questions and interjections.“Why? I want to come with you,” she had said.“Susan, maybe staying here with her will be good for you,” I had told her.“She doesn’t need me, but Autumn does,” she had insisted. Then she h

Autumn“Dante, watch out!” I cried out as Ulcer pulled the trigger and a shot rang out.I closed my eyes with horror, certain that Dante had just been shot on the head, and that he was probably dead on the ground.“Shit!” Ulcer lamented through clenched teeth.And another shot rang out.I had to open my eyes, and it was just in time to see that Dante had actually dodged not only the first bullet, but also the second.He lunged at Ulcer in a swift motion, and Ulcer had to let go of me to defend himself, but before he could achieve that, Dante had already knocked the gun off Ulcer’s hand.Dante pushed Ulcer hard enough until he was on the ground and a scuffle began. Dante landed punches on Ulcer’s face, and for a moment, I thought Dante had everything under control until Ulcer kicked Dante hard and Dante fell off him.Then Ulcer returned the favor by punching Dante as though he wanted to kill him quicker than he actually could.I screamed and cried, but I couldn’t move a foot.The gun w

DanteI woke up, but a surging pain around my neck was the first thing that greeted me.“Fuck,” I expressed in deep pain.I looked around and immediately realized that I was in a ward. “The bastard caused me to pass out,” I muttered in annoyance.I wasn’t expecting Ulcer to have that depth of strength, but then again, he was into something deadly and dangerous. Of course, he would have strength. I knew that a hit on the neck was capable of sending anyone to pass out instantly, but I didn’t see him early enough, else I would have dodged it.The blow came unexpectedly.I found an icepack close to my bed, and I reached for it and placed it on my neck. It was swollen, but the ice seemed to do something for the pain. Aside from the pain on my neck, I felt better.“Where is the doctor? I need to leave here,” I said to myself.My phone rang before I could try to get the attention of the doctor. Surprisingly, it was my dad. I snorted before picking up.“Isn’t it a coincidence that you are ca

DanteSusan waited until I was able to get my discharge letter from the hospital.“I booked a room in another hotel for all three of us, but Autumn and I will be staying in one room. She needs me more than ever before,” Susan said.I wanted to counter that she needed me more, but then again, that would just be my own desire to be very close to her.“And yet, you left her alone and came here,” I said.Susan looked at me, clearly upset with my statement.“I didn’t mean it like that,” I said.It was only that the statement she made about Autumn knowing that Camille and I once had sex unnerved me. I never wanted her to find out because it mattered to me how Autumn saw me. I didn’t want her to be cold towards me, or to think that I was sexually loosed.Especially as I could still vividly recall her short conversation with Ulcer after I passed out.“You love your stepbrother, don’t you?”“Yes, I do.”Autumn was in love with me, and yet, she had been fighting it and fighting me off. I couldn

DanteThat wasn’t what I had intended to say, but the words just came out, and I could see how embarrassed Autumn was.“I only said that so that he wouldn’t kill you,” she mused.“If that was your aim, then you unintentionally did nothing other than give him more reasons to kill me,” I told her.“Well, I don’t often get caught up in the middle of guns and attacks, so I wouldn’t know,” she snapped.Autumn was upset, and I couldn’t tell why.I took a seat on the bed, and she moved a little farther away from me. The swelling on my neck had gone down, and the pain had also subsided, but the ache in my heart regarding Autumn was deep, especially after what Susan confessed to me.“I am glad that he couldn’t get to hurt you,” I told her sadly, but I meant every word. “And I am sorry that I allowed him to knock me out,” I added.Autumn looked at me with deep astonishment.“What? You don’t think I can apologize?” I asked her.“Coming from Dante De Luca, I am shocked to my bones,” Autumn said,