Todos os capítulos de My Stepbrother’s Cruel Obsession (BL): Capítulo 31 - Capítulo 40

FREDERICK’S POVI crossed the threshold of my father's office with my fists clenched, feeling the echo of his shouts bouncing off the back of my neck.Richard was losing his mind if he thought I was going to allow Tanaka to lay his filthy hands on Luke, but the mention of Riley David... that was a tumor I had to excise right now.I didn't care who her father was or how many zeros were in her bank account; no one snatches control of an asset away from a Bayron. And Luke was mine.I pulled out my phone with a sharp movement and dialed the number for Marek, one of my most implacable mercenaries."Talk to me," the voice on the other end was like sandpaper."I want Andrew at the abandoned shopping mall in the Red Field. In three days," I ordered, my voice coming out like a whip. "I don't care if you have to drag him across the asphalt. Move him.""The Red Field? Boss, that place has been surrounded by patrols since the longshoreman incident. It’s risky...""I don't give a damn about the ri

Frederick pulled his Glock 19 from the holster on his back and, with a fluid movement, extended it to Luke by the grip."Kill him," Frederick ordered.Luke looked at the weapon and then at Frederick."You want me to kill him?""Yes. Andrew is useless to us; I no longer care if he lives or dies, but I want to see if you have what it takes to be a Bayron. Shoot."Luke took the weapon. The metal was cold and heavy in his hand. The mercenaries stood still, expectant. He looked at Andrew, who was staring back with pleading eyes. Frederick expected Luke to tremble, to vomit, to return the weapon begging for mercy. Instead, Luke raised his arm with terrifying steadiness.BANG!The shot resonated like thunder. Andrew let out a gut-wrenching scream. Luke hadn't hit him in the head. The projectile had pierced his right shoulder, at the exact point to shatter the joint without touching a vital artery."What the fuck did you do?" Frederick roared, snatching the weapon back. "I said kill him!""

LUKE’S POV"I’m already done with that stupid practice, Frederick! Leave me the hell alone once and for all!" I shouted at him, turning my back on him while my boots echoed loudly against the entrance marble.I could still feel the trembling in my knees from the suicidal car race, but I wasn't going to give him the satisfaction of seeing me falter. I walked toward the mansion’s large oak doors, wanting to bury myself in my room.But I didn't get far. Before I could cross the threshold into the great hall, I felt his fingers close like a vice around my bicep. With a violent and expert yank, Frederick forced me to spin, slamming my back against his solid chest. His mouth brushed my ear, and I could feel his erratic breathing, sending an involuntary shiver down my spine."Don't be impatient," Frederick hissed, his voice vibrating with dark satisfaction. "In this family, there’s a sort of ritual when someone passes their first real practice. You can't just go to sleep as if you hadn't sho

The digital stylus slid over the illuminated screen of the tablet with a monotonous, almost surgical rhythm. A straight line for the east wing hallway.A dense square for Frederick’s private office. A blurred circle for the blind spots that the security cameras of the Bayron mansion left clear in the back garden.My eyes burned, bloodshot from the accumulated exhaustion of hours of insomnia. When the digital clock in the upper right corner marked exactly 3:00 a.m., I finally let the stylus drop onto the quilt.I let out a long, heavy sigh that seemed to dissipate immediately into the absolute silence of my room.I set the tablet aside and threw myself onto my back, feeling the mattress cushion my fatigue, and reached my hand toward the nightstand to grab a manila folder that burned my conscience.I opened it over my head, holding it with hands that wouldn't stop trembling slightly. It was my family’s financial statements.Bank accounts that used to overflow with zeros and were now a d

I froze, looking at Riley while the garden wind moved the leaves of the great oak with a rustle that felt like a mockery to me.It was easier to sleep with a man, it definitely was; my body did not lie.But the idea of using a complete stranger as cannon fodder in my personal war against the Bayron heir was a wild madness, a suicidal plan that could end in a cemetery before nightfall."And do you think that guy will sleep with me just because it's me?" I said, forcing a mocking laugh.Riley stopped dead in her tracks in front of me, releasing herself from my grip with a clean movement. She crossed her arms, pinning me with a gaze so sharp I could almost feel the coldness of metal on my skin."Of course he will. You're an attractive guy and besides…" she said, making a slight pout with her lips "I've heard you're number one on the sexiest list for some of the guys on campus" she said, winking at me.The sexiest guy? I couldn't help but burst into a loud laugh. Everyone knew the sexy gu