All Chapters of RIVAL'S TO LOVER'S: My Step Brother Is Now My Roommate : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

146 Chapters

Chapter 31: I Need You to Fu*ck Me Here

STEPHEN’S POV:The bruise was already forming.I could see it in the mirror above the sink in the locker room bathroom, it was a dark purple creeping along my jaw, swelling just enough to make it obvious. Hayden had always hit hard. That was the thing about him. When he committed to something, he didn’t hesitate.Well, neither did I. But that didn’t mean I didn’t feel it.The coach's office smelled like old coffee and disappointment. Hayden stood on the opposite side of the room, arms crossed over his chest, jaw locked like he was already preparing for another round.Coach didn’t yell at first and that was worse.He shut the door slowly, walked behind his desk, and just looked at us. His eyes moved from my jaw to Hayden’s busted knuckles.“You want to explain to me,” he said evenly, “why my captain and my striker were throwing punches at a party?”We were silent.I kept my chin lifted while Hayden stared straight ahead like he was being evaluated for something bigger than this.“I saw

Chapter 32: Sudden shock

STEPHEN’S POV: The door had barely stopped swinging when the air shifted. Hayden was gone and suddenly it wasn’t about him anymore.Marcus’s hand was still on my waist, his breath warm against my ear, his body pressed close enough that I could feel the steady thud of his heartbeat or maybe that was mine. Everything inside me still felt electric “I need you,” Marcus whispered again, softer this time.The locker room was too bright and exposed. The fluorescent lights hummed above us like they were watching.I swallowed.This wasn’t about proving anything now. “Not here,” I said quietly.His thumb traced the edge of my jaw, careful around the bruise. “Does it hurt?”“Only when I smile,” I muttered.He gave me one of those small, crooked smiles that made my chest ache in a way no punch ever could. “Then don’t smile.”But I did.Because with Marcus, I didn’t have to be perfect, I just had to be me. We slipped out of the locker room a minute later, moving through the back hallway that l

Chapter 33: Loosing Him

STEPHEN’S POV:The world felt quieter afterward, like the ocean below had swallowed every sharp edge inside me and spit back something calmer.We were stretched out on the hood of the car, side by side, the metal still warm beneath our backs. The stars looked closer from up here, scattered across the sky as someone had carelessly thrown glitter into the dark. The wind coming off the cliff cooled the sweat on my skin, and for the first time all day, my chest didn’t feel tight.Marcus shifted beside me, propping himself up on one elbow so he could look down at me.“You good?” he asked quietly.I nodded, staring at the sky. “Yeah.”He didn’t look convinced, but he didn’t push. His fingers traced lazy patterns over my stomach, slow and grounding. It wasn’t sexual anymore. It was something steadier and real.After a few minutes, he spoke again. “How did it start?”I turned my head slightly. “What?”“You and Hayden. This war between the two of your because I'm so sure it wasn't just about H

Chapter 34:I earned My Place

HAYDEN’S POV:The room was dark except for the thin strip of moonlight cutting through the blinds.My heartbeat had finally slowed.Lilian lay beside me, sheets tangled around her waist, her head resting against my shoulder. The air still felt warm, heavy with the aftermath of skin against skin and everything we hadn’t said out loud.She traced a lazy line down my chest with her fingertip.“You’re quiet,” she murmured.“I’m tired.”“That’s not it.”I exhaled slowly through my nose. She knew me well enough not to accept the easy answer.We’d just finished having sex, but the heat had already drained out of it for me. The physical release never lasted long. It never fixed anything.it just dulled the noise for a few minutes.Lilian shifted, propping herself up on one elbow so she could look at me properly.“Can I ask you something?” she said.I already knew what it was going to be about. “You’re going to anyway,” I replied.Her mouth twitched faintly. “What’s actually going on between yo

Chapter 35: A broken Sound

STEPHEN’S POV:Practice ran longer than usual.Coach had us doing sprint drills until my lungs burned and my vision blurred at the edges. Hayden and I barely spoke, just sharp passes and tighter formations. If anyone else noticed the tension between us, they didn’t say anything. On the field, it translated into results. Off it… It just sat there, heavy and unresolved.By the time we were dismissed, the sky was already fading into that deep purple that comes before night fully settles. The air smelled like cut grass and sweat.Marcus was by the bleachers, talking to someone I didn’t recognize.He looked relaxed, one hand shoved into his joggers, the other gesturing as he laughed. When he spotted me walking over, his face softened in that way it always did lately. It did something stupid to my chest.“Hey,” he called.“Hey.”The guy beside him turned.He was tall with broad shoulders, a confident stance, and dark curls pushed back from his forehead as he’d just run a hand through them.

Chapter 36: Sound From The Bathroom

HAYDEN’S POVThe first thing I noticed when I walked into the room was the silence. It was not the normal kind. This was heavier and thicker.Then I heard it.A muffled sound from the bathroom, like someone trying not to make one.I froze. “Stephen?” I called, dropping my duffel by the bed.But no response. I stepped closer to the bathroom door. The light underneath was on. I could hear breathing now. I knocked once. “Stephen?”There was a pause, then another sound, sharper this time. A broken inhale.My chest tightened. “Steph. You okay?”There was a second where I almost walked away because of my pride and ego. The mess between us is still sitting raw from practice, from everything before that. But I knocked again, louder.“Open the door.” There was silence, then the lock clicked. The door opened slowly and I wasn’t prepared for the sight of him.His eyes were red, not just watery but red like he had been fighting something too big to hold back. His jaw was tight, like he was em

Chapter 37: Dark Sky

HAYDEN’S POVThe hallway felt too small.I didn’t realize how fast I was walking until I nearly collided with a freshman turning the corner. I muttered an apology without slowing down. My lungs burned as I had just run drills for an hour straight.I needed air.I pushed through the side exit of the dorm and stepped into the night as the old wind hit my face. It should’ve helped but it didn’t.I dragged a hand down my face and leaned against the brick wall.I kissed him.and not just kiss him. I wanted to kiss him and that was the part that wouldn’t settle in my chest.It wasn’t some drunken mistake, it wasn’t a dare, it wasn’t curiosity. I actually liked it.The memory flashed in my head without permission where Stephen’s hands were fisting into my shirt, the moans he made when I pulled him closer, the way his mouth moved against mine like he’d been holding back for months.My stomach twisted. “This is insane,” I muttered to myself.“Are you talking to the wall now?”I flinched and lo

Chapter 38: Choices where Made

STEPHEN’S POVI knew he was back the second the door opened.I didn’t look up from the couch. I didn’t have to. I could feel him and his presence filling the room the way it always did, loud even when he wasn’t speaking.And then her voice followed and for a second, my stomach dropped so hard I thought I might actually throw up.“There you are,” she said, light and sweet.I kept my eyes on the wall, my jaw locked so tight it hurt. “I shouldn’t care.” That’s what I told myself, over and over.He made his choice because that’s what this was, right? A choice.I heard the door to his room shut. I heard the shuffle of shoes against the floor and she asked if he was okay.There was silence and the sound of kissing followed and a few minutes later, she was moaning. My chest tightened so violently it felt like something inside me had snapped.I told myself not to listen to any of it I did.From where I was sitting in the living room, I could see them in the reflection of the dark window. Hay

Chapter 39: Coach Ramirez

HAYDEN’S POVI knew he was out there.Even with my bedroom door closed, with Lilian’s laughter filling the space and her fingers tracing idle patterns across my chest afterward.I still felt him.Stephen had this way of existing that made it impossible to ignore him. It didn’t matter if we weren’t speaking. It didn't matter if I told myself I didn’t care. The air shifted when he was near. It pressed against my lungs and tonight it felt suffocating.Lilian propped herself up on one elbow, studying me. “You’re distracted.”“I’m not.”She raised a brow like she didn’t believe me.The truth was, I shouldn’t have kissed Stephen earlier. I shouldn’t have let it happen and let it mean anything. But it had and that was the problem.Because when it happened, it didn’t feel like a mistake. It didn’t feel like confusion or curiosity or some stupid rivalry-fueled impulse. It felt….real and that scared the hell out of me.So I did what I always do when something scares me.I tried to erase it.Lil

Chapter 40: Damage Control

HAYDEN’S POV:I didn’t sleep. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw two things. Stephen’s face when I told him I might transfer and the headline about Lucas Vale.By six a.m, I gave up pretending rest was coming. I pulled on my training gear and headed to the field early, the cold morning air biting at my skin. It helped. Physical pain was easier to deal with than whatever was going on in my head.Coach was already there, clipboard tucked under his arm like he hadn’t left the facility at all.“You look like hell,” he said casually.“Thanks.”He studied me for a second. “Thought about Westbridge?”I stretched my hamstrings, avoiding his eyes. “I’ll check it out.”His brows lifted slightly. “So that’s a yes?”“It’s a maybe,” I corrected. “I need more info on them.”Coach nodded once, like he had expected. “Fair. But I need an answer by the end of the day. The scouts are waiting on confirmation for the visit. If you’re serious, they’ll come Saturday.”End of day. That felt too close and too

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