Lahat ng Kabanata ng Mated to My Rival Step Brother: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

Alex's POV:“Again.” I roared, standing on the training arena; it was loud enough to cut the morning fog.I was already sweaty. My temple was the proof due to the drip down. It's just that the scent of the earth was top-notch. The team around me straightened at once. None could disobey when I gave an order. Not at Midnight Academy. Dare to? Please. The scent of a future alpha is all the warning they need. Alex Thorne doesn't take challenges; he ends them.The arena stretched before us. It was a perfect circle of packed, unforgiving dirt. The forest was part of us, part of every future alpha who trained here.“Let’s finish this drill,” I said, rolling my shoulders. “You lose focus, you lose your rank.”“Always so dramatic,” Maya teased from the stands.Her voice made me turn. She was swinging her legs with an easy confidence while sitting on the lowest step of the spectator row. I always admire her long, dark hair and pale blue eyes, and that warm smile that could disarm any fight.I

Blake’s POV:The sun was too bright for how little sleep I had. I walked across the academy grounds with a dull ache behind my eyes and a heavier ache in my chest. I kept replaying the whispers I heard last night. Some students talked about why a Silver was even allowed to enter Midnight Academy again. They remembered last year. They remembered the scandal.I remembered it too.My father’s cousin, Rowan, came here for advanced training. He was hot-headed. Reckless. He liked to flirt. Sometimes too much. He got close to a Thorne beta girl. At first it was harmless. Then she ended up pregnant. She insisted he tricked her. He insisted it was mutual. No one knew the truth because the Thornes controlled the story. Rowan was suspended. Sent home in shame. After my father’s sudden death, everyone relied on Rowan Silver to take the lead but all were destroyed. “I wish you weren’t dead, Dad.” Why am I saying it was a death. Precisely, he was murdered.And then. The Thornes climbed higher. The

Blake’s POV:The afternoon sun should have been bright, but clouds covered the sky like a thick blanket. The entire academy looked gray and tired. It matched my mood perfectly.Coach Vega stood on the training ground with his arms crossed. His expression made it clear he was done with life, done with us, done with everything.Alex was already there, stretching his neck like he was preparing to fight a dragon instead of doing training drills with me. Maya stood a few meters away, whispering something to another trainee. Liam came to stand beside me, his face tight with worry.Vega clapped once. “Silver. Thorne. Front.”We stepped forward at the same time. Alex shot me a sideways glare. I gave him one back. It was a beautiful moment of shared hatred.Vega didn’t blink. “Today’s practice is teamwork.”Alex scoffed. “You must be joking.”I nodded. “He must be.”Vega’s stare could kill. “Do I look like I am joking?”We both shut up.He continued, “You will spar as partners. Not opponents.

Blake's POV:Alex was still in my arms. He was on the floor with me, the storm hitting the windows again and again. Every time the lightning cracked, he gave that soft whimper. It was a sound someone like him should never make. It felt too small for a man who acted like he owned every place he walked into.He kept his forehead against my chest like he was trying to hide from the whole world. I held him tight. My arms were around him without a second thought.“Nothing to share,” he said suddenly.His voice was quiet and tired. Like he was answering a question I did not even ask again.“Ok,” I replied. I did not push him. I did not ask more. I just stayed. Because every time the wind growled or thunder shook the glass, Alex pressed himself closer and I felt his whole body shiver.So I did not leave.“It’s just a storm,” I whispered near his ear. “And you are at home. It will not harm you.”“I know,” he said. “But my mind cannot accept it.”There it was. The truth. The thing behind all t

Blake’s POV:"Hello, hello, can you hear me?" Mom’s voice came from the phone again. She sounded worried, like always."Yeah, can’t you?" I asked fast, hoping she had not heard anything dangerous."No. You guys were blurry."I let out a breath I did not realise I was holding. Alex also relaxed a bit. That small relief moved between us like a silent thank god.Alex cleared his throat and looked at the beta who was still standing at the door. "We will eat our cooked food. You may leave now."The beta nodded and walked away. The moment he left, Mom chuckled from the phone."You can cook? Wow man. I am really impressed."Alex smiled lightly. "Survival type. Actually in school it was my favourite subject. And music.""Kudos. Same as mine. I loved those two." Mom said in a happy tone.I watched both of them talk like old friends. It felt unreal. Alex, the guy who fought me like he wanted to tear off my head, was now talking to my mom like he wanted her approval.They continued their happy ch