All Chapters of ACHING MY STEP BROTHER : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

THANEShe didn't say anything. She only gave me a small nod. Her eyes drifted away, and before she could look elsewhere, my fingers caught her chin. “Don't you dare look away, Nin,” I snapped, but I managed to keep my voice steady. “F*cking say it to my face.”For a moment, she remained silent. Her throat worked as she swallowed, then finally, her lips parted. “I'm sorry.”I scoffed and released her chin. My hand dragged through my damp hair as I stepped back, putting enough distance between us to control the anger clawing inside me. Because I swear, if I didn't, I would've lost it.I could believe it if anyone else had done this. But Nina? She was the last person I would've expected.“Why?” I asked quietly. “You knew better than anyone how f*cked up this was, and you still did it.” I laughed bitterly. “F*ck. I can't believe I'm even saying this.”“Gosh, Thane. I already feel like sh*t. I don't need you making it worse.” She ran a frustrated hand through her hair and started pacing ar

RACHEL“Just relax. I'll figure something out,” she said, sounding calmer now. “I just know I can't go home tonight, and you're the last person I could think of calling.”“Shit,” I muttered, looking through the windshield. “I'm literally outside your place right now, but it's fine. We'll meet you at home instead.”I quickly turned to Jay. “Jay, please take us back home. Tiara's waiting there.”Jay frowned, obviously wondering what had happened, but he didn't ask. “Cool,” he simply said before starting the engine and shifting gears.“Wait. You're with Jay?”“Yeah. Something happened. I'll explain later." My thumb rubbed absently against my index finger.A sigh came through the speaker. “I know I've got my own problems right now, but you have a lot to explain to me, Rachel Angelo.”I rolled my eyes, my fingers tightening around my seatbelt. “Fine. I'll see you there.”The call ended. I didn't even get a chance to put my phone away before Jay broke the silence.“So...” His eyes remained

RACHELI didn't get the chance to answer before my phone rang again. If I was being honest, it felt like a lifesaver because I had absolutely no idea what I was supposed to tell Jay.He didn't look away. Quietly, he watched me glance at my screen.Mr. David.My stomach dropped instantly.“Something wrong?” Jay asked.I looked up at him. “Um...” My eyes drifted to Tiara standing outside the gate. “Can you wait here for a minute? I need to talk to T first, then I'll come back.”He frowned slightly before giving a small shrug. “Cool.”I stepped out into the cold night, shut the car door behind me, and walked toward Tiara. She was so focused on her phone that she didn't notice me until I stopped in front of her.Her head lifted immediately. “Hey.” The single word sounded exhausted.I'd never seen Tiara like this. Usually, she yelled at whatever annoyed her. Or threatened to kick the ass of whoever offended her. But crying… Looking worried… Looking completely drained… That had never been h

RACHELI didn't say anything. I simply watched him walk from the living room toward us, his eyes fixed on mine the entire time.My gaze drifted past him to Nina. That was when I really noticed how beautiful she was. Tall. Elegant. Not intimidatingly so though, just enough to stand comfortably beside him without either of them looking out of place. More like a cute couple.If the tabloids ever caught them together… I doubted Simon would object for even a second. The thought turned my mouth bitter, as though I'd swallowed something sour.When my eyes shifted from hers, Thane had already stopped right in front of me. His eyes never left mine. I couldn't tell what was going through his head. Strangely, I wasn't even worried he'd misunderstood what he'd just walked into. Not after everything that had happened today.If anything… The emptiness inside me had somehow hardened into something fiercer.“Hey.” The lazy smirk barely touched his lips. I almost missed it.I lifted my chin. “Hi.” The

THANE“What?” Rachel shrugged, almost helplessly. “What are you going to say?”That was where it got difficult.Looking at her this way somehow wiped every word I’d been about to say from my mind. My jaw clenched hard as I tried like hell to remind myself that I couldn’t be thinking about how much I wanted to fucking kiss her again in the middle of a damn argument, yet...She nodded eventually. “Fine. If you’ve got nothing else to say, you’re free to help yourself out.”She said it, but didn’t move either.I bit the inside of my mouth, trying to calm the anger and the intense craving sending warm trails through me as I watched her grab the shorts she’d probably picked out from her wardrobe.“I’m leaving in the morning.”My voice barely rose above a whisper.“Why are you telling me that?”She didn’t stop pulling the shorts up over her waist, as if she was already tired of having me in the room. Seeing her dress so indifferently in front of me should have been enough to drive me out.Bu