All Chapters of MY STEPFATHER’S SON IS MY FATED ENEMY: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

The moving truck rumbled up the mountain road, and Lily pressed her face against the window. Tall pine trees stretched toward the cloudy sky, and somewhere in that forest, wolves were running. Real wolves. Pack wolves.Her stomach twisted into a tight knot."Isn't it beautiful?" Her mother, Sarah, smiled from the driver's seat. Her eyes sparkled with happiness, the kind Lily hadn't seen in years. "Kane says the cabin has a huge backyard. You and Luna will love it."Lily glanced at the silver-white wolf sleeping in the backseat. Luna's ear twitched, sensing Lily's worry even in sleep. They'd been hiding for three years, staying away from other packs, living quietly in their small apartment. Now Mom was marrying an alpha, the leader of the entire Silver Creek pack, and everything was about to change."Mom," Lily said quietly, "are you sure about this?"Sarah reached over and squeezed her hand. "Sweetheart, I know this is scary. But Kane is a good man. And his son will be a wonderful bro

How do I know you won't tell them anyway?""You don't." Derek's brutal honesty cut through the room. "You'll have to trust me.""Trust you? I don't even know you!""Then get to know me." Something shifted in Derek's expression, a challenge, maybe, or an invitation. "One year, Lily. It's not forever. And who knows? Maybe you'll realize I'm not the monster you think I am."Lily wanted to scream. She wanted to grab Luna and run away, back to their old life where things were small and safe. But she couldn't. Mom was happy here. Mom loved Kane. And if Lily destroyed that..."What kind of tasks?" she asked, hating how defeated she sounded."Nothing that will hurt you." Derek's voice gentled slightly. "I need help managing pack social events. Research for my alpha training. Dealing with pack members who are..." He paused. "Difficult.""You want me to be your servant.""I want you to be my partner." The correction came swift and firm. "There's a difference."Lily laughed bitterly. "Partners d

The school loomed like a fortress.Silver Creek High sat at the edge of town where the forest crept close, ivy crawling up its stone walls like nature was slowly reclaiming it. The building was old, older than the human town itself and Lily could feel it the moment she stepped out of Derek’s truck.Power lingered here.Pack power.Her stomach twisted.“This is where you stop pretending you’re invisible,” Derek said quietly beside her.Lily shot him a glare. “I’ve never pretended that.”“Yes, you have,” he replied calmly. “You’ve survived by staying small. That ends today.”Students were already gathered in clusters across the wide courtyard. Some laughed. Some shoved. Some stood stiff and alert, eyes sharp, postures dominant.Wolves.Lily could feel their gazes slide toward her like knives.Then Derek closed the truck door.The effect was immediate.Conversations stopped. Heads turned. Whispers spread like wildfire.“That’s Derek Stone.”“The alpha heir.”“Who’s the girl?”“She smells

The forest was too quiet.Lily felt it the moment she stepped out of Derek’s truck. No birds. No insects. Even the wind through the pine needles had stilled, like the entire mountain was holding its breath.Something was wrong.Derek noticed too. His body went rigid, every instinct sliding into place.“Get inside,” he said quietly.Lily hesitated. “What about Luna,”“Now.”She obeyed, heart pounding as she hurried toward the cabin. Luna pressed close inside her chest, restless and growling.Before Lily could reach the door, a sound ripped through the air.A howl.Not a pack howl.A ragged, broken cry that scraped against her bones.Lily spun around.In the treeline, shadows shifted.Three figures emerged, wolves, but twisted. Their fur was patchy, their eyes glowing a sickly red. Rogues.Derek stepped forward instantly, positioning himself between Lily and them.“Stay back,” he ordered.The lead rogue sniffed the air.“Found her,” it rasped.Lily’s blood went cold.“Run,” Derek whispe

Sleep didn’t come.Lily lay awake staring at the dark wooden ceiling, every creak of the cabin sounding too loud, every rustle outside making her heart jump. The forest that had once felt like protection now felt like a ring of watching eyes.Luna paced restlessly inside her, emotions bleeding through the bond, unease, alertness, a low, constant warning hum.We’re being hunted.“I know,” Lily whispered into the darkness.Down the hall, Derek’s door was still open. Light spilled faintly across the floor, and she could hear him moving, restless too. Somehow, that knowledge both comforted and unsettled her.After a long moment, Lily pushed herself out of bed.She padded quietly down the hallway, bare feet silent against the wood. She stopped at Derek’s door, hesitating.This is a bad idea.She knocked anyway.“Yeah?” Derek’s voice came instantly, sharp with awareness.“It’s me.”A pause. Then, “Come in.”She opened the door.Derek was sitting on the edge of his bed, shirt discarded, a ba