Todos los capítulos de CRUEL DESIRES: MY BULLY TURNED STEP BROTHER : Capítulo 91 - Capítulo 96

Gabriel's POV It was past midnight, and the silence in my room felt heavy, I stared up at the dark ceiling, my chest tight as Mr. Miller’s words from dinner kept looping in my head like a threat. Derek, you need to find a new partner. Gabe, do you have a partner? The absolute reality of it was staring me right in the face. Whatever this unhinged, messy thing was between Derek and me, it had an expiration date. Little by little, I needed to accept that we were playing with fire. It had to end before it completely consumed us. After all, I was the nobody here. If everything blew up, Derek would be protected by his father's billions, and I would be thrown out on the street. I rolled onto my side, staring at the empty space on the mattress. Where the hell was he anyway? I hadn’t seen him since he left the dining room. A sick, bitter thought crept into my mind was he already out there somewhere, looking for the kind of mannered partner his dad wanted for him? A second later, t

Derek's POV Walking Brandon through my dad's stables felt like dragging my feet through broken glass. I stood by the pristine wooden stalls, watching him shove a handful of hay toward a thoroughbred horse. Brandon looked amused, smiling as the animal chewed from his palm. Every time he chuckled, a violent urge flared up inside me. Deep down, I wanted nothing more than to smash my fist right into that stupid nose of his. "Hey, uhmm," Brandon said softly, dusting off his hands and then turned over to me, his expression shifting into something else. "I am so sorry for what I did to your brother." I clenched my jaw so hard my teeth ached, but I forced my facial muscles to cooperate. I faked a warm smile, nodding just enough to keep the peace. Brandon didn't drop it, though. He stepped closer to me, narrowing the distance until I could smell his sickening cologne. "Well, if you think about it, it wasn't really my fault... the way you guys are with each other, it's totally different

Gabriel's POV "What happened?" Derek asked, his voice low and unusually tense. I kept quiet for a second, staring up at the ceiling. Slowly, I adjusted myself to sit upright on the mattress, drawing my knees slightly to my chest. "Nothing happened, Derek. I am fine." Derek looked at me for a terrifying second, his sharp eyes tracing everywhere, scanning my face, my throat, as if he could read me. He didn't believe me, but he didn't push. Before he finally spoke, his shoulders dropped just a fraction. "About the situation with Brandon," he started, his tone shifting into something heavier, "My dad wants me to get closer to him for a while." That statement made my heart ache. It was like a physical weight dropping right into my stomach, crushing the fragile peace I was trying to rebuild. I swallowed hard and looked away from him, focusing intently on the corner of the desk where the mirror still sat. "Well, okay cool... why are you telling me about it?" "So you don't caus