All Chapters of Living Under My Evil Stepbrother's Rule: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Raegan—"You're leaving already?"I turned to my mother, who was leaning against the door frame of my room. Nakahalukipkip ang kanyang mga braso at naniningkit ang mga mata akin.Tumango ako. "I still have a lot of things to do back home."Dahan-dahan siyang pumasok habang pinapanood akong nag-aayos ng gamit. Nasa bahay ako ngayon ng bago niyang asawa. I stayed here for the night after visiting my therapist yesterday. As soon as she found out I was in the city, she wouldn't stop insisting that I stay over. So I did."And by a lot of things, I hope you don't mean that woman's daughter," may diin niyang sambit.I paused for a moment, not expecting that sudden outburst, but forced my face to stay blank.Is this what you call a mother's instinct? Because it's creepy.Hindi niya naman alam kung bakit ako pumunta sa siyudad, o bakit kailangan kong bumisita ng clinic—yet somehow, she still managed to sense that this has something to do with that nineteen-year-old piece of ass waiting for me

Raegan-"Fuck!" inda ko sa sakit at sinamaan siya ng tingin.Nakatayo na siya ulit sa harapan ko. Nanlalaki ang mga mata, at mabilis ang pagtaas-baba ng kanyang dibdib sa bawat paghinga.Mabilis niyang inayos ang kanyang damit, pati na rin ang buhok niyang nagulo nang kaunti.I deserved it. I know.When she kicked my foot hard, forcing my grip to loosen, alam kong tama lang 'yon sa nagawa ko. O baka kulang pa nga. Kaya hinayaan ko na rin siyang makawala agad.But when I saw my marks on her neck down to her shoulder, like a fucking piece of art, I couldn't stop my lips from curling.Damn. Binasa ko ang aking pang-ibabang labi para itago ang ngiting iyon because I don't think she'll appreciate it right now, especially when she's shooting daggers at me with those furious eyes.It wasn't supposed to go that far. I just wanted to scare her a little. To remind her who she's dealing with, just like what I've been doing to her for the past years.I just wanted to assert my dominance over her

Juliana—Wait. Did I hear it right? He has a fiancée?I froze and felt like all the blood drained from my face.For the past few years since I stopped coming to this mansion, at sabay sa pag-iwas ko sa kahit anong komunikasyon sa mga taong nakatira rito, I never bothered asking Cairo about anything that's been happening here.He would always try, but I'd act disinterested or cut him off before he could go any further with his stories. Kaya nang lumaon, naintindihan niya rin namang ayoko na ng kahit anong balita tungkol sa kanila.In my mind, I was already in the perfect place, far away from people who had nothing better to do but hurt me. Na hindi ko na dapat pag-aksayahan pa ng panahon ang mga naiwan dito sa mansyon.I was done with everyone like that.Kaya ngayon, hindi ako makapaniwala nang malamang may fiancée na pala siya. I seriously didn't know.And also... shit. As if the list of reasons why what happened last night was wrong wasn't long enough, nadagdagan pa ng panibagong da

Raegan—The arms currently wrapped around me reminded me of what I can't have in this lifetime."Morning," mahinang bati ni Amy sa tabi ko, but her voice felt so far away that I wasn't even sure if she was really awake.Nanatili akong tulala sa kisame, my thoughts still wandering somewhere else... or maybe to someone far from this room. Someone who was probably still asleep downstairs in the basement. It's only 5 o'clock in the morning after all.Even though I somehow had her for a few moments the other night, alam kong hanggang do'n na lang 'yon.It was a mistake that shouldn't have happened, but still did.I have to remind myself over and over again that it can't happen again. That I will keep restraining myself from thinking about her... that way. That I will keep my hands to myself and go back to what I do best. Tormenting her instead.Kaso ang hirap. It's so damn hard when she materializes right in front of me, like just within my reach. Na kung susubukan kong pagsikapan na abuti

Raegan—Just when I finally decided to start over again with Amy, saka naman ako titingnan nang gano’n ni Juliana.But it’s impossible, right?She couldn’t be possibly…Pinilig ko ang ulo. No. I’m just being delusional.It’s been months since I last had sex, to the point that I’m turning into some sick bastard who mistakes every accidental glance as an invitation.I turned on the shower as the events earlier kept replaying in my brain. Ni wala pang isang oras ang nakalipas mula noong pag-uusap namin ni Amy… nang mangyari naman iyong sa may kusina kanina.Sabay sa pagpatak ng mga tubig ang siya ring pagbalik ng alaala ko sa kung paano lumandas ang kanyang mga mata sa aking katawan.Pero sigurado ako. I really saw it in her eyes. Akala ko guni-guni ko lang noong una, but she was shamelessly doing it the second time around, even when I was already calling her out on it.Could she really be…?Pumikit ako nang mariin.And if she is, Raegan? Then what? Anong gagawin mo, huh?Of course she’