All Chapters of Step Brother's Deadly Obsession : Chapter 101 - Chapter 103

Naomi’s Pov The night felt too still. Not peaceful just… waiting. The kind of stillness that presses into your skin and makes every breath feel louder than it should. The kind that warned me something could happen at any second. We stood outside the safehouse, the cold air brushing against my face. The van was ready, engine humming quietly while Rubio triple-checked the tires like as might betray us. Mara loaded the last of the equipment in the back. She moved with her usual calm, but I saw it the way her eyes flicked between Cassian and me. Observant. Knowing. Quietly amused. Cassian stood a few steps away from everyone, staring down the dark road ahead. He’d been silent since we geared up, body tense, jaw locked in that way that meant he was thinking too much and trusting too little. I approached him slowly. Not wanting to startle him. Not wanting to break whatever fragile thing was holding him together. He didn’t look at me at first. But when he did, it wasn’t the hard,

Naomi’s Pov The shadow disappeared behind a tall stack of crates, leaving only silence in its wake. Too quiet. Too sharp. Cassian raised a fist for everyone to stop. We froze instantly. He angled his body in front of mine, just slightly, his arm brushing my stomach as he blocked my path without even realizing he’d done it. “Something’s here,” he whispered. His voice wasn’t afraid It was focused. Controlled. But underneath that control lived a tension I felt more than I heard. Rubio whispered through the comms, “Boss, the outside camera just caught someone circling the back door. Hoodie, mask. Lone figure.” Mara cursed under her breath. “Inside and outside. Perfect.” Cassian didn’t move his eyes from the shadows ahead. “Naomi, behind me.” “I am behind you.” “No,” he whispered. “Closer.” My breath tripped. I stepped closer until my front brushed his back. His muscles tensed under me, but he didn’t push me away. He exhaled softly, almost in relief. “Just like that.”