All Chapters of Dangerous Cravings: Sinfully Tangled With My Stepbrother : Chapter 121 - Chapter 130

EZRAN’S POVNone of us moved an inch. Robert stood there at the base of the steps, his chest heaving slightly. His eyes flicked between Lucian’s arm still wrapped around my waist and my own terrified expression.“I asked a question,” Robert said, his voice coming out dangerously quiet now. “Why were you two kissing?”Lucian’s arm tightened around me instinctively. Almost inaudibly he mumbled, “Dad—”“Don’t.” Robert deadpanned, cutting Lucian off entirely. “Don’t you dare try to give me an explanation. I saw it with my own eyes.”“How did you even know to come here?” Lucian asked.“Aubrey.”That one word from Robert hit me harder than I had imagined. Mom betrayed us? She told Robert about us?My eyes met with Robert’s and a small frown curled up on his face, his eyes narrowing.“I’ve always had my suspicions but I was forced to brush it aside as brotherly love. And just as I suspected, my wife is apparently aware of this.” His eyes narrowed further. “She hid it well from me and couldn’

EZRAN’S POVImmediately I got to my room, I called Erik because I didn’t know what else to do with the grief I felt was already suffocating me. He picked up before the first ring even finished.“Ezran? What’s wrong?”Almost immediately, I burst into hysterical sobs. Erik didn’t say a word, he only listened to my crying for a long while.“He said he would take everything from Lucian,” I eventually managed to mutter between hitched breaths. “His position, his inheritance and everything he’s built. All because of me.”“Ezran, breathe. Just breathe for a second.”I tried to breathe but the air still felt insufficient. Panic and heartbreak tangled together in my chest until I could barely distinguish one from the other.“What am I supposed to do, Erik? I can’t ask him to give up everything for me, but I also can’t just stop loving him because Robert demands it.”Erik was quiet for a long moment, and when he finally spoke, his voice carried none of its usual teasing.“I think, for now, you

EZRAN’S POVThe door had barely clicked shut behind Lucian before the tears I’d been struggling to hold back all evening finally broke free entirely, dragging sobs from up my chest.I curled into myself on the bed, my arms wrapped tight around my knees, as I let myself cry properly.It wasn’t fair. The thought kept circling relentlessly through my mind, over and over again, like an old wound reopening every time.It wasn’t fair that loving someone could cost this much. It wasn’t fair that Robert’s disgust, his fear of scandal and his obsession with legacy, somehow outweighed anything Lucian and I actually felt for each other. It wasn’t fair that I had to be the one to ask for distance, to protect Lucian from consequences neither of us had chosen, while people who had never once considered our happiness got to dictate the terms of our entire future.It wasn't fair that I was weak and Lucian who was strong enough was affected by my weakness.I didn’t get to choose who I loved. That was

Sydney’s eyes swept over me briefly, assessing interest before settling into polite disinterest. “Ezran Williamson, right? Lucian’s stepbrother?”“Yeah.”“Lovely to meet you,” she said curtly, although her attention had already drifted, searching the room until it landed squarely on Lucian who had just entered from the study.Her entire demeanor shifted the moment she spotted him, warmth flooding into her expression as she crossed the room quickly, throwing herself into his arms.What the—“Oh my Goodness, Lucian! It’s been far too long.”He accepted her embrace with a bit of stiff reciprocation. “Sydney. You look well.”“You look strikingly handsome, as usual.” She laughed, looping her arm through his. “Some things never change, right?”I turned away before I could examine my own reaction too closely. Instead, I offered the Campbell parents a stiff smile.“Ezran, was it?” Mrs. Campbell smiled warmly. “Robert tells us you’re studying programming in a top university. How fascinating.”

EZRAN’S POVI spent the next few days studying towards my upcoming examinations. I didn’t do anything to make Robert fix his eyes on me, yet, the man still did.“So tell me Ezran,” Erik said, arching towards me. “Has Robert shown you any behavior that seems suspicious since that day?”“No.”He nodded slightly. “Don’t relent. Keep on observing if he wants to do something out of the ordinary.”“I will.”Silence settled between us for a minute, until I broke it with a question.“About Sydney Campbell. Do you by chance… know anything about her?”Erik gave me a lopsided smirk. “Already checking out your love rival?”My eyes widened in horror and I scoffed loudly. “Jeezus, Erik Anderson! Are you crazy? What love rival?”“Just kidding bro. Not like I would want your man to end up with your love rival.”“She’s not a love rival. Lucian and Sydney are just childhood friends. Besides, Lucian doesn’t like women and he only loves me. Don’t be a jinx because you’re single to a stupor.”He sneered.