Chapter 101

Chapter 101The engine of the pickup truck rumbled low as he started it. Luiz gripped the steering wheel so tightly his knuckles turned white. His jaw was locked, his gaze lost in nothing, his mind boiling.He didn’t notice when another truck pulled up behind his.The door slammed as its occupant got out and walked toward him."Luiz."The deep voice made him close his eyes for a second, irritated.Slowly, he turned his head.Leaning against the side of the truck was his younger brother. Forty years old, with the strong build of a man who lived in the countryside, a shirt tight across broad shoulders, and a firm, piercing gaze. Handsome in a rough way. Something that had always stirred envy in Luiz.He crossed his arms, studying Luiz as if he already knew everything."What the hell are you doing here, just sitting around?"Luiz let out a dry laugh, looking forward again."Nothing that concerns you."His brother took two steps forward, opened the truck door, and rested his arm on the ro

Chapter 102

Chapter 102Luiz felt the pain in his back throbbing from being shoved against the truck. More than pain… he felt fear. And that irritated him even more.Adalberto was ten years younger… and yet, he had always carried that presence that dominated everything around him.Luiz spat the words out, full of hatred:"She will never be yours."Adalberto shrugged, far too calm for the situation."Unfortunately, no. But…" he paused, looking at the road, "if she hadn’t found someone else, I would have confessed. I would have married her… and she would have been very happy."Luiz laughed, but it was a rotten laugh, filled with contempt."Happy…" he repeated with disgust. "No one makes anyone happy."Adalberto tilted his head, analyzing his brother as if he were looking at something that no longer had any value."Just being away from a bastard like you… is probably enough to make her happy."Silence. Then he continued, more direct and cruel:"You didn’t give her children. You didn’t give her affec

Chapter 103

Chapter 103That same day, Luiz arrived home slamming the door hard. The silence of the empty house seemed to mock him.He went to the kitchen, opened the fridge… and there was nothing ready. Not a dish, not leftovers, not even the smell of food. Just emptiness."Shit!"He ran a hand over his face, irritated.The worst part? He didn’t know how to do anything. Not even boil water properly… let alone cook rice or pasta. There had always been someone doing it for him. There had always been her."Hell!" he cursed, kicking the cabinet door. "What kind of fucking life is this?!"He cursed a bit more, random, angry words, even hitting people who weren’t there to hear. Without thinking much, he grabbed the bottle of cachaça. If there was no food… there was drink.He went out to the backyard through the kitchen door, the high sun heating the dry ground. He looked around until his gaze landed on the cambuci tree. He stretched his arm and picked a fruit."This will do…"He went back inside, cut

Chapter 104

Chapter 104The car stopped in front of Luana’s simple house, in the quiet neighborhood of the city. The porch light was on. Robson turned off the engine and stayed gripping the steering wheel. The red mark on her face bothered him deeply.“We’re here…” Luana murmured.She unbuckled her seatbelt and turned her face toward him. Her eyes were bright and vulnerable.“Want to come in for a bit?” she invited, almost whispering. “I don’t want to be alone right now. Just… a coffee. Or water. Anything.”Robson hesitated. He knew it was dangerous. Her boyfriend could show up at any moment, especially after the fight at the bar. The man was violent and, from what he had seen, didn’t seem like the type who accepted humiliation easily. But the way Luana was looking at him… as if he were the only solid thing in the middle of the chaos… made something inside him give in.“Okay. Just for a little while.”They went inside. The silence was intense; the only sound was a dog barking distantly in the str

All Chapters of Rejected by the Cowboy: Chapter 101 - Chapter 104

Chapter 101

Chapter 102

Chapter 103

Chapter 104