Lahat ng Kabanata ng Ruin Me: My Stepbrother, My Professor: Kabanata 1 - Kabanata 10

MIYARA’S POVI honestly had no strength to deal with the male gender right now. I’d had enough of them for a day.All my internal pleading to God to make me disappear fell on deaf ears when I felt a presence beside me.“Hi beautiful” a deep baritone voice called out and I pretended not to hear, rummaging through my handbag for my phone that didn’t want to be found. As if noticing that I was ignoring him, he leaned closer, his breath fanning my face.“What is a beautiful lady like you doing here all alone?” He whispered into my ear and my pulse jumped. His voice sent a shiver down my spine. I finally raised my head. He stared right into my soul, as if he knew something I didn’t. If I thought he was good looking before, he was was breath taking now. His dark hair fell over his mask, his jaw sharp enough to cut glass. Tattoos scattered across his knuckles, disappearing into the sleeve of his shirt. My gaze landed on his lips then, full-sized and kissable. I swallowed. What was I think

MIYARA’S POV“You okay? Isa leaned in, keeping her voice low. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat as sweat tickled down my back. “You look pale”Concern laced her voice. How could I tell her the man standing in front of the class was the one I hooked up with yesterday and my stepbrother? I had a bad memory but those eyes… they were etched in my memory. I was right all along when I felt there was something familiar about him. “I’m fine”, I tore my gaze from him and took in a deep breath to calm myself. Isa’s eyes narrowed.“You sure”“Yeah.” I lied.I was anything but fine right now. The hickey he left above my nipple still hurt. My cheeks heated up as a reminder of last night. I could still feel his eyes on me, making it difficult to focus. I clenched my thighs, in an attempt to ease the ache blooming there.The marker scratched across the whiteboard.Professor Caden CrossMy lungs forgot how to work.Cross.Still Cross.Not Anderson. Of course, he’d never take Dad’s name. After what

CADEN’S POVThe window frame bit into my palms as I watched the silver-haired prick kill his engine. Watched her stumble. Watched her hesitate—then take his fucking hand.Heat exploded in my chest.Miyara Anderson. My stepsister. My obsession. The one who thought she could slip through my fingers after everything. She hadn’t changed much. Same curly red hair and plump lips that I wanted to sink my teeth into every time.She slammed the car door like it could shut me out.Then drove off without looking back.But I saw it, the flush on her cheeks, the way her fingers trembled when they left his. She didn't know the real danger was right here. Watching. Waiting.I let the curtain fall, seeing the guy look up at the window. My phone was already in my hand.Time to remind her who she belonged to.I swiped through a folder I had kept specifically for her. Pictures of her stared back at me. Some of her walking to the night club I had followed her to. The others were of her walking with her

MIYARA’S POVI almost went to my room. But on second thought, I walked back to the dining area to set the table for food. Going to my room would make my stepmother probe more, and I didn’t want that.I thought coming back home was going to calm my mind down from the past few days. I had no idea he was going to follow me here. I had to lie to Isa I was not feeling well after she kept asking why I looked like shit. Now I feel worse than before.My fingers didn't stop trembling as I fished out the last of the burnt steak onto the plates. Dad sat across from me, eyes examining the steak like it was an abomination. “These really burnt but we can manage the good parts. It’s not good to waste food.”I shifted uncomfortably on my chair, my mind replaying to when Caden caged me in. When I lifted my head to grab water, Claire held my gaze, her eyes dropping to my neck again.I swallowed. My hand instinctively went to my throat.“You sure you’re okay honey?” she asked while slicing her steak in

MIYARA’S POVMy hand went up to my neck. “Well yeah hehe..surprise.” My voice came out higher than I intended and he tilted his head at me before his eyes took in my appearance.“You look…,” he looked back at me. “Different.”My cheeks heated up as I glanced past him towards the hallway that led to Caden’s office. “Look can we talk later. I’m kinda in a hurry. You can give me the bookmark then.”His eyes squinted at me. Then he raised a brow.I looked at my phone, and it was already 10 minutes past 4. Before he could answer, I ducked past him and literally ran away.“Hey…when…” He called after me but I was already far gone. My heart felt like it was about to explode from my rib cage. I was panting, my chest heaving when I stopped in front of an office with the name plate. Professor Caden Cross written on top of it. I inhaled and exhaled, trying to calm my breathing before I gave two raspy knocks on the door.No answer. I looked around, to make sure no one I knew was seeing me. A f