All Chapters of My Step-Brothers’ Forbidden Addiction: Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

Delilah's POV I'd carefully gathered the pieces of the photo and the broken frame and placed them gently in a box before hiding it in the back of my closet, then sat down at my desk and opened my laptop and started searching for healer training programs as far away from here as I could possibly get.That night I'd found Silvercrest Pack's teaching hospital program and their smaller satellite clinics that hired trainees while filling out applications until three in the morning with my eyes burning and my hands shaking, but feeling more awake and alive than I had in months.The next day I'd requested my transcripts from Riverbend Pack while hoping they'd send them without issue since I was technically in good standing when we'd left.They'd refused with an email that was brief and cold, stating that due to my "circumstances" they couldn't provide official documentation at this time and suggested I contact them again in a year when things had "settled," which meant I was being punished

Delilah's POV The box was empty.The hysterical laughter died in my throat as I stared at the bare cardboard bottom where three hundred and forty-seven dollars should have been. Three hundred and forty-seven dollars that I'd scraped together one painful dollar at a time over two weeks of extra shifts and skipped meals and walking until my feet bled, and now all of it was gone.My hands started shaking so badly the empty box fell from my lap and hit the floor with a hollow thud that seemed to echo through my chest.This couldn't be happening. I'd been so careful about hiding it, checking it every night before bed and making sure no one saw me adding to my stash.Maybe I'd moved it. Or maybe in my paranoia about the brothers finding it, I'd hidden the money somewhere else and forgotten.I tore through my closet like a madwoman, pulling down boxes and bags and winter clothes I never wore while checking inside every shoe and every pocket and every fold of fabric, dumping everything ont

Delilah's POV Dante stood perfectly still beside his brother, but his jaw was clenched tight and his hands were fisted at his sides like he was fighting to maintain control. When our eyes met, I saw something dangerous flash across his face before he looked away.The music changed and everyone stood as Mom appeared at the start of the aisle.She looked like a vision in her ivory gown with the setting sun creating a halo effect around her. Her face was glowing with joy as she began her slow walk toward Ryker, and I watched my mother walk toward her future while knowing mine had just been destroyed.When Mom reached the altar, she handed me her bouquet and took Ryker's hands while the officiant, an elderly pack elder named Marcus, began the ceremony."We gather here today in this sacred place to witness the mating bond between Ryker Blackwell and Vivienne Hart," Marcus said in a strong voice that carried across the clearing. "The bond between true mates is a gift from the Moon Goddess

Delilah's POV The forest was dark away from the bonfire's glow, and I had to move carefully to avoid tripping over roots and rocks in my formal dress. The sounds of celebration faded behind me as I followed the path deeper into the trees, my heart pounding and my hands still shaking from what had just happened.What was I doing? Following two men who'd spent months destroying me into the dark forest where no one could see or hear what happened?But my feet kept moving because I was done with confusion and cryptic warnings and not understanding why they'd defended me so violently after tormenting me for months.I needed answers even if getting them killed me.I heard voices ahead, low and vicious, and I slowed my steps while moving as quietly as possible through the underbrush."—can't keep doing this," Mateo was saying, his voice tight with barely controlled anger. "We agreed on boundaries. We agreed on control.""Don't you think I know that?" Dante's voice was equally strained. "You

Delilah's POV For one frozen moment, nobody moved. The forest held its breath around us while moonlight painted my naked skin silver and the distant sounds of the bonfire celebration felt like they belonged to another world entirely.Then Dante's control shattered.He crossed the distance between us in one fluid motion and his hand wrapped around my throat in a grip that was possessive without being painful. His other hand tangled in my hair while he pulled my face up to his, and when his lips crashed against mine, the kiss was absolutely devastating.This wasn't the desperate claiming from moments ago. This was pure hunger unleashed, months of fighting and denial and wanting exploding between us. His tongue invaded my mouth while his hand tightened on my throat just enough to make my pulse race, and I felt the vibration of his growl against my lips."You have no fucking idea what you've done," he said roughly when he finally pulled back enough to speak, his breath hot against my mou