All Chapters of Dangerous Cravings: Sinfully Tangled With My Stepbrother : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

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CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE — LONG TIME NO SEE

EZRAN'S POV.I didn’t expect him to tell me the truth. But deep down, I really wished he did.“Goodnight, Lucian.” I mumbled and turned away, walking back to the villa.I spent a very long time in the shower, my mind encircling back to Lucian. He didn’t trust me enough to share his problems with, but I trusted him with mine. Every single one of them.When I stepped out of the bathroom, Lucian wasn’t in the room. Instead, I saw a written note which looked like it was jotted down quickly on the bed .[I have something to do. Don’t stay up waiting for me. I’ll be back late.]Something was definitely wrong.….The villa was already alive with activity when I woke up the next morning—sunlight streamed through the curtains, the ocean glittered beyond the glass windows and somewhere downstairs, Jeanne was screaming something about pancakes.Everything looked normal except for the room I stayed in. It didn’t look like Lucian slept here!The couch where he was supposed to sleep was empty, the b

CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO — THE EX RETURNS

EZRAN’S POV.I stared at Lucian dumbfounded.What was going on here? What did Leo mean by ‘Long time no see’?Slowly, I turned to Jeanne and Charlyn. Their expressions weren’t any different. Even Robert stood calmly, not bothering to interfere in anything.“What are you doing here, Leonard?” Lucian asked calmly, but I could feel a freezing aura emitting from him. A total stranger would have shuddered at the thought of this, but Leo didn’t flinch at the sudden coldness. Instead, he laughed.“I missed you badly. I was calling you and you kept on rejecting my calls. So I took the initiative to find you.”Lucian scoffed. “You missed me? For what?”“Can’t I find my man? I missed you, so I came to find you.”My mouth dropped open in realization—Leo was Lucian’s boyfriend. His fucking boyfriend!“Look, Leo,” Jeanne scoffed. “It’s been years, so why can’t you move on?”Leo swiftly turned to Jeanne, frowning deeply. Still, he controlled his anger and smirked.“Sister in lawinlaw, you must hav

CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE — HEARTBREAK

EZRAN'S POV.I didn’t sleep, not even for a second. The moment Charlyn finished telling me everything, my brain refused to shut down.Every single memory involving Lucian replayed itself over and over again—the teasing, the smiles, the beach walk, the head pat, the way he agreed to come on this trip because I asked, the way he had looked at me inside his room.And now? None of it felt special anymore, because Leo existed. A person Lucian had loved for years, a person he had chased for an entire year and had nearly destroyed himself over.How was I supposed to compete with that? I wasn’t. That realization hurt more than I expected.….Morning arrived too quickly and I dragged myself downstairs, towards the dining room, feeling exhausted. Breakfast was already set when I walked in. My eyes froze on a particular person.What was Leo doing here? And why was he sitting as if he didn’t know his coming here had upturned my entire world overnight.“Morning.” I mumbled as I dragged out my seat

CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR — RUNNING AWAY

EZRAN’S POV.I didn’t stop walking when Lucian called my name. My vision blurred from tears and my chest felt like it was being ripped apart.I just kept moving quickly, one step at a time. The villa slowly came into view and I pushed the doors open before anyone could stop me.My breathing was uneven, my hands were trembling and my heart was completely shattered.I rushed upstairs and slammed the bedroom door shut behind me, the sound echoed through the room.Everything crashed down at once, dawning on me.I slid down against the door and buried my face into my arms. A broken laugh escaped my throat.God, I was pathetic. I had actually confessed to Lucian and somehow managed to humiliate myself in the process. He didn’t even reject me, but I already understood my place.Lucian never loved me. To him, I was just another younger sibling he was meant to adore or something like that.I had spent a long time convincing myself that I had no attraction for him and when I finally decided to a

CHAPTER SEVENTY FIVE — LETTING HIM GO

EzRAN’S POV.For a moment, my heart betrayed me and I almost believed. As though hearing him ask me to stay would somehow magically erase everything that happened on the beach or it would stop hurting. It hurt because I hadn’t spent the entire night crying myself to sleep because I loved a man who loved somebody else.I tightened my grip around the handle of my suitcase.“I have exams.”Lucian stared at me disbelievingly. Neither of us spoke, silence stretching between us. Then he took a step forward.“You don’t have to leave like this.”Like what? Heartbroken, humiliated or embarrassed? Is that what he meant?I swallowed. “Like what?”“Without talking to me.”I almost laughed in self deprecation. What were we going to talk about? The fact that I confessed and he didn’t know what to say, the fact that Leo existed or the fact that I was stupid enough to mistake kindness for love?“There’s nothing to talk about.”“That isn’t true.”“Maybe for you.” The words came out colder than I int

CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX — MOST ATTRACTIVE BANKS

EZRAN’S POV.When I finally woke up, sunlight was pouring through the curtains. For several seconds, I just stared at the unfamiliar ceiling until a loud knock echoed through the room.“Wake up, sleeping beauty.” I knew it was Erik and his usual shenanigans, so I ignored him. The door opened anyway.“Good morning, sleeping handsome.”He said again and I lifted my middle finger without opening my eyes.“Wow.” He sounded impressed. “You’re healing already." “Go away.” I said, covering my head with the duvet as I went back to sleep.“No.”I groaned louder as I sat up on the bed. “Since you won’t let me go back to sleep, what time is it?”“Almost eleven.”My eyes snapped open and I jumped out of the bed, cursing. “Fuck, Erik. We have exams today!”“Relax, bro. I’m just pulling your legs. It’s seven o'clock.” Erik said, dropping onto the chair beside the desk. “Even though you slept through lunch and dinner yesterday and scared shit out of me, your stupid biological clock knows when to wa

CHAPTER SEVENTY SEVEN — MOVING ON

EZRAN’S POV.Lucian replied under someone’s comment because of me? Gawd, the universe had a weird sense of humor. Barely a couple of days ago, I was crying over Lucian Banks. Now I was apparently trending on social media because of a profile picture Jeanne reshared.I could see my remaining bit of private life flying out of the window.Erik rushed into the room with his phone in hand, shrieking.“Lucian liked and replied to someone's comment under Jeanne’s post and now, your follower count has shot up from 200 to a little over 2k!”“Maybe he accidentally liked it.” I mumbled, biting my lips.The look Erik gave me was so judgmental that I nearly laughed.“Lucian Banks accidentally liked a comment?”“Yes.”“Do you even hear yourself, Ezran?” he chuckled. “If he accidentally liked it, then he must have accidentally replied too. Or maybe, someone hacked his account, or maybe, something possessed him.”I huffed. “Stop it, Er.”“You should stop forcing yourself to spew rubbish first, Ezran.

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CHAPTER SEVENTY EIGHT — NOT READY

EZRAN’S POVMy heart slammed against my ribs like it wanted out as Lucian stood maybe thirty meters away, half-hidden by a group of suited men and women, his gray eyes looking cold and unnerving.What the fuck is he doing here?I spun around and grabbed Rowan’s arm harder than necessary, stuffing the remaining of my items into my bag.“We need to leave Sydney. Now.”Rowan blinked, confused. “What? But our flight—”“I don’t care about the flight. We’re done here.” My voice came out sharper than I intended. “I’ll book us another flight tonight.”“Did something happen?”“No. I just want to go back home.” I said, lying through my teeth.He scoffed and grabbed the bags from me, strolling ahead. “You should find someone else to lie to.”I sighed silently as I walked behind him.How do I tell him I almost ran into my stepbrother whom I share a kind of complicated relationship with?“I met someone I shouldn’t have.” I announced and he stopped on his tracks, turning back to look at me. His eyes

CHAPTER SEVENTY NINE — MOVED OUT

EZRAN’S POVErik’s words echoed deeply in my mind throughout the night that I ended up sleeping for only a few hours. I didn’t even have time to have a quick nap when he dragged me to school. His intent? To ‘fix my messy mood’.Students hurried across the pathways with coffee cups in hand, flashing smiles at me and discreetly calling my name, professors and even non-academic staff greeting me.Normally, I would have found everything overwhelming, but today, I barely noticed it. I just nodded my head slightly in acknowledgement.“You look like you didn’t sleep.” Erik fell into step beside me, adjusting the strap of his backpack.“I slept for only two hours all thanks to you.”He snorted. “I’m not the one who stayed up thinking about a man.”I rolled my eyes in indignation.“I hate how observant you’ve become.”“I learned from the very best.” He bumped my shoulder with his, earning a reluctant smile.“You know…” he continued. “For someone who spent a long time spiraling over one man, y

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