Semua Bab Owned By My Stepdad(MxM): Bab 71 - Bab 80

The hand clamped over my mouth so fast I didn’t even have time to inhale.One second, I was staring at the staircase where Kai had disappeared, my heart pounding from the noise upstairs. The next—Fingers.Pressing hard enough to crush the air out of me.A body stepped in behind mine, tall and solid, chest brushing my back. I tried to scream but it came out muffled, swallowed into his palm.Then I heard a Familiar voice.“Long time no see, Elias.”Every muscle in my body went rigid.If fear had a temperature, it would be ice water poured straight into your veins.If I could’ve peed right there on the marble floor, I would have.My throat tightened under his other hand, fingers curling lightly at my neck—not choking, not yet—but reminding me how easily he could.“Cyrus?” I croaked against his palm.He laughed softly behind me.Just amused.“Well,” he murmured near my ear, breath warm against my skin, “I came to say hi to my stepbrother. Is that a crime?”My heart was slamming so hard I

The house had fallen into a strange kind of quiet after the Cyrus call. Even Riley and Lisa seemed subdued, as if they’d felt the weight of the tension that lingered like smoke in the air. I tried to shake it off, telling myself it was just the shock of him showing up—but deep down, I knew it wasn’t that simple. Cyrus had a way of twisting everything into chaos, and the memory of his touch lingered on my skin, sharp and undeniable.“Come on,” Isabella said suddenly, wheeling over with her backpack slung casually over her shoulder. “Pool. Now. Before Riley finds another way to destroy your snack stash.”I hesitated. My mind was still replaying every word of the conversation, every laugh, every whisper, every threat—or maybe promise—I couldn’t define. Kai had already started toward the kitchen, probably to grab towels or water. I couldn’t focus.“You’re serious?” I asked.“Dead serious,” she said, rolling her eyes but smirking. “You can brood in your room later. Right now, you need vita

For a few seconds after the screaming stopped, the driveway felt like a stage.Everyone was talking at once.Riley was practically bouncing beside the brand-new G-Wagon, hands pressed against the hood as if she were touching a holy relic.“Oh my God, Elias, this is not normal!” she shouted. “This is billionaire behavior! I cannot breathe!”Lisa had already taken out her phone and was filming everything. “Wait, wait—stand next to the car again. No, like lean on it. Yes! This is content. I need this on my story immediately.”Isabella wheeled closer, shaking her head with a disbelieving laugh. “You just casually got a luxury SUV dropped in your driveway with roses like it’s a romantic movie scene.”I was still clinging to Vane’s shoulders, my heart racing, my legs wrapped loosely around his waist like I had forgotten how to stand.He looked amused.Completely calm.Arriving unannounced with a car that cost more than some houses was just another Thursday evening.“You surprised me,” I sai

The sunlight crept slowly through the tall curtains, spilling warm gold across the room.I blinked lazily, my eyes still heavy with sleep.For a few seconds I did not move. I simply lay there, staring at the ceiling while trying to remember where I was.Then I felt the weight.An arm draped securely around my waist.A warm breath brushing the back of my neck.And suddenly the memories of last night came rushing back all at once.The car.The screaming.The roses.The teasing downstairs.And then…Upstairs.Heat rushed to my face instantly.I shifted slightly, trying not to wake the person behind me, but the movement only caused his arm to tighten around my waist.“Good morning,” Vane murmured sleepily.His voice was still rough from sleep.I sighed softly.“You are awake already?”“Not really,” he said, pulling me closer. “But you move too much.”I laughed quietly.“That is because you are crushing me.”“Lies.”He buried his face against my shoulder like a stubborn child refusing to w

Lisa kept her promise about thirty minutes.Unfortunately, her version of thirty minutes meant exactly twenty-nine minutes and fifty seconds.She was already standing at the door with her bag hanging dramatically from her shoulder when the rest of us were still putting on our shoes.“If we leave late, the good stores will get crowded,” she said impatiently.Bella walked past her slowly, sipping from a bottle of juice.“Lisa, it’s barely ten in the morning.”“That is exactly my point.”Isabella laughed softly while fixing her earrings.“You act like the stores are going to run out of clothes.”“They might,” Lisa replied seriously.I leaned against the wall, watching them argue while Vane stood beside me quietly.“You look entertained,” he said under his breath.“I am,” I admitted.“Your friends are interesting.”“That is one way to describe them.”Lisa suddenly turned around and pointed at us.“You two are the reason we are late.”“We are literally standing here,” I said.“Then let us