All Chapters of Dear Ex, I’m Now Your Stepbrother’s Wife: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

Evelyn “Wh…what do you mean?” I stammered, my voice coming out embarrassingly shaky. Damon stared at me without blinking, the corner of his mouth lifting slightly while his teeth dragged slowly against his lower lip like he was enjoying every second of my panic, and somehow that made him look even more dangerous. My heartbeat turned uneven immediately. Before I could step away, his hands slid firmly onto my waist, pulling me closer until my palm landed against the center of his chest. My breath caught. “Don’t act like you don’t know what I’m talking about,” he murmured softly near my ear. The deep sound of his voice sent heat rushing straight through me so suddenly it annoyed me. Why was this man always doing this to me? I pushed against his chest quickly, trying to create distance, but Damon barely moved. If anything, he only pulled me back against him harder. “What are you doing?” I asked slowly, trying very hard not to sound affected. His eyes dropped briefly t

Damon “You can leave now if you want,” I murmured against her lips, my voice low enough to make the silence between us feel heavier. “Because when I start, I don’t stop.” The words came out rougher than I intended. Evelyn stayed beneath me, her breathing uneven, and the closer I looked at her, the more obvious it became that she was fighting herself. I could see it in her eyes. That hesitation and fear. That dangerous curiosity she kept trying to bury. But she still didn’t move. A slow smile pulled at the corner of my mouth. “I’ll take that as a yes.” I leaned closer until my lips brushed the shell of her ear. Her entire body tensed instantly beneath me, and the reaction alone nearly destroyed the little control I had left. Then I lowered my mouth to her neck. The second my lips touched her skin, she gasped softly. Just one small sound. But damn. That tiny sound hit me harder than it should have. My hand pressed into the mattress beside her while I kissed the se

EvelynI stepped farther into the hidden room, moving cautiously as my eyes slowly adjusted to the dim red light, and the first thing I noticed was the walls, because they were covered with photographs, hundreds of them, scattered across the surface in no obvious order, although the darkness and the strange lighting made most of them too blurry for me to understand what I was looking at, which only made the uneasy feeling in my stomach grow stronger. I moved closer, narrowing my eyes as I tried to make out the faces and details in the pictures, wondering why Damon would have a hidden room filled with photographs in the first place and why he had never mentioned anything about it, when suddenly a familiar voice drifted through the silence behind me.“Missed me so much that you had to come back?” My entire body froze. Slowly, I turned around, and there he was, standing at the far end of the room, dressed in dark clothes with that infuriatingly calm expression on his face.Damon starte

Damon“What’s that?” Evelyn’s voice came through the phone, followed by a brief pause. “I’m coming right away.” The call ended before I could ask what she meant, and the second the screen went dark, my entire body went rigid. Lina was still standing there with that irritatingly satisfied expression on her face, the missing envelope resting casually in her hand, and I knew I had seconds at most. I moved without thinking, crossing the room and grabbing her arm before she could react. “What are you doing?” she hissed, but I didn't answer. I pulled her toward the hidden entrance beneath the floor, forcing it open before pushing her down into the underground passage. “Move,” I ordered coldly, and she stumbled forward, catching herself before turning around with a furious glare. “Damon, you can't—” I pushed her farther inside and stepped down after her, my expression hardening as I pointed toward the underground room. “Stay there,” I ordered through clenched teeth, but before I could

EvelynI had no idea why Bianca's presence was bothering me this much. I kept telling myself it shouldn't matter, that whatever relationship Damon had with her had absolutely nothing to do with me. This marriage was supposed to be fake, after all. There was a contract between us, an arrangement that would last for a year, and then we'd both walk away. That was it. So why was my chest suddenly feeling so tight?“Anyway, I'm off. Congratulations again,” Bianca said, breaking the uncomfortable silence as she turned toward the door. She had barely taken two steps when her heel caught on the edge of the rug. Her body lurched forward, and before she could hit the floor, Damon moved quickly, catching her around the waist and steadying her against him. My eyes widened before I could stop them. His hand was around her waist. Again. Why did that bother me so much? Bianca looked up at him, and something changed in her expression. Her eyes lingered on his face for a second too long, and the s