All Chapters of Dirty Secrets With My Brother-In-Law: Chapter 21 - Chapter 28

28 Chapters

Unwanted Saviour

MARCUSThe sound of a door opening dragged me out of the darkness.At first, I didn’t know where I was.Everything felt heavy.My eyelids.My limbs.Even breathing seemed like too much effort.Then the pain hit.A vicious throb exploded behind my eyes, sharp enough to make me groan aloud.“Fuck…”My hand immediately flew to my head.Bad idea.The movement sent another wave of agony through my skull.I squeezed my eyes shut and leaned forward, trying to wait it out.It didn’t.Every pulse of my heartbeat seemed to hammer directly against my temples.And it wasn’t just my head.My ribs hurt.My shoulder hurt.Even my neck felt stiff.Like I’d been thrown down a flight of stairs.Fragments of something flickered through my mind.A bar.Drinks.Too many drinks.Anger.Then…Nothing.Just blank spaces.I forced my eyes open.The room spun for a second before settling.My bedroom.Home.How the hell did I get home?I blinked several times, trying to clear my vision.A figure stood near the

The Breaking point

MARCUS Mrs. Maddy stumbled inside. Her face was pale. Terrified. My stomach immediately dropped. Something was wrong. Very wrong. “Marcus…” The way she said my name made every muscle in my body go rigid. Mrs. Maddy looked seconds away from crying. “It’s your mother.” Everything inside me froze. “What about her?” The unfinished sentence hung in the air. “She’s not responding anymore. She’s unconscious. I tried everything I have been calling her name. She’s just lying there, breathing so weakly…” The room went silent. My heart slammed against my ribs once hard then everything inside me went cold. Fear—pure, bone-deep terror—flooded me so fast it drowned everything else. The pain in my bruised ribs, my swollen face, my aching muscles? Gone. Just adrenaline screaming through my veins like fire. No hesitation. No thought. No. No. No. Not her. Not my mother. For a second, I couldn’t feel my body. Couldn’t think. Couldn’t breathe. I shoved past Jake and sprinted ou

Wrong Time To Be Jealous

ETHAN The second venue which was going to be outdoor was coming together. Exactly the way Emily wanted. White flowers everywhere. Crystal accents caught the afternoon sunlight, elegant tables were spread across the perfectly manicured lawn, and more flowers were still being unloaded. The kind of wedding people talked about for years. The wedding planner stood beside me, excitedly flipping through designs on her tablet. “It’s going to be a blast, Ethan. The way the light hits the arch at sunset? Emily’s going to look radiant. You two are going to dance the night away as the happiest married couple anyone’s ever seen.” I managed a nod and a half-smile. “Yeah… it’ll be great happy married man and all that”. The words came out flat, barely more than filler. “And once the reception starts, the live band will be positioned here.” She pointed toward a raised stage. I nodded. “Looks good.” “It’ll be amazing,” she continued with a smile. “Honestly, once everything

Monster Beneath

ETHANI sat alone in the far corner of the seating area, staring at nothing. The place was beginning to fill up with people.The image of Marcus leaning against Jake wouldn’t leave my head. I wasn’t supposed to be thinking about that at the moment, but I was.The look on his face.Broken.Terrified.Completely lost.It just didn’t feel right seeing him like that.I dragged a hand down my face.The wedding needed to be moved.At first, the thought had seemed ridiculous.Now that I’d thought about it for a while, it felt like the only reasonable option.Mrs. Amber was fighting for her life.Nobody knew if she would survive.Holding a lavish celebration while the bride’s mother lay in a hospital bed felt wrong.Heartless.I wasn’t even sure why I was struggling so much with the decision.If it were my mother, I would do it in a heartbeat.The wedding could be rescheduled.People did it all the time.The only thing left was convincing Emily.A familiar pair of heels clicked against the fl

A Line Crossed

MARCUSI hadn’t moved in what felt like forever.The doctors had taken my mum into the emergency almost an hour ago.Maybe longer.Time had stopped making sense.I sat in one of the chairs in the waiting area, staring blankly at the floor.Jake sat beside me.Mrs. Maddy sat a few seats away, silently praying under her breath.Nobody spoke much.There wasn’t anything to say.Not when every second felt like it could change your life forever.My stomach twisted every time a door opened.I couldn’t stop imagining the worst.What if she stopped breathing?What if I never got the chance to talk to her again?What if—I rubbed my face, trying to wipe the thoughts from my mind.My head hurt.My ribs hurt.My entire body hurt.But none of it compared to the fear sitting in my chest.I couldn’t lose her.I just couldn’t.A loud yell suddenly echoed through the hallway.At first, I barely paid attention.Hospitals were full of grief.People cried.People screamed.People lost loved ones.I assu

The News I Feared

MARCUS “Doctor, how’s my mum?”The words barely made it past my lips.I had been sitting in that chair for what felt like hours, staring at the doctor while he reviewed my mother’s chart. Dr. Howells sat behind his desk with the same carefully neutral expression he had worn for years, but every few seconds, it shifted into one of concern.His expression had been bothering me from the moment I walked into the room.He looked worried.Not the usual professional concern doctors had when dealing with a sick patient.This was different.He slowly lowered the file in his hands and looked at me.“Marcus…” He paused, and that single pause made my stomach twist. “I’m afraid she’s in a terrible situation.”My heart dropped.“What do you mean?”“She’s currently unconscious.”“Yes, I’m aware.” I stared at him.“She may remain unconscious for a while. It might not be very long, but we simply can’t say exactly when she’ll wake up.”I leaned forward in the chair.“But what happened?”My voice crack

Unexpected Comfort

MARCUS“I got you ramen.”I stared at him.For a few seconds, I couldn’t bring myself to say anything. Jake stood there with a couple of small paper bags in his hands, looking at me as though showing up with food in the middle of a hospital crisis was the most normal thing in the world, but somehow I was excited the whole rush hour made me forget how hungry I was.“Oh… you came back,” I whispered to myself.The relief came before I could stop it happy that I wasn’t left alone to die with my thoughts.But it was immediately followed by disappointment.Because the truth was, Jake wasn’t the person I’d been hoping would walk through that door.My heart knew exactly who I wanted to see.“What was that?” Jake asked inquisitively.I blinked and quickly looked away.“Uhmm… nothing.”I pushed myself to my feet, brushing the dust from my knees even though there was barely anything there.“Doesn’t sound like nothing to me.”Jake turned around and walked toward the small table in the corner, pla

The Pain Behind It All

MARCUS“I’ll call you later.”“Okay.”He gave me one last look before opening the door.Then he walked out.The moment the door clicked shut, Emily’s eyes snapped toward me.“What the hell, Marcus?”“What?” I teased, lifting an eyebrow.I could tell from the way she was looking at me that she was angry. Her arms were folded tightly across her chest, and she looked like she was trying very hard not to yell.“Why are you having a ramen date lunch thingy with…” She paused, clearly struggling to say his name. “You know who.”Her eyebrows drew together.I let out a deep sigh and walked toward the cozier couch at the other end of the hospital room.Emily followed me with her eyes.I sank into the chair, stretching my legs out in front of me.She continued staring.It almost looked like she was studying my face.Then her expression suddenly changed.“Wait.”She stepped closer.“Why are you bruised?”I instinctively touched the side of my face.“You look…”She hesitated.“Like shit?”“I was g

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