Semua Bab Sins of the Family: Falling for my Step-Uncle: Bab 1 - Bab 10

I pulled away with a gasp. My face turning red with both embarrassment and desire. My eyes darted around my surroundings. How did we get here? I somehow ended up with my back pressed against a decorative column in a dimly lit corner of the venue. That at least saved my dignity. I couldn’t believe I’d just done that. Then warm fingers hooked my chin, and I was met with a look that instantly reminded me exactly why I’d done that.This mysterious stranger of mine didn’t seem to be done with me either. Grabbing my hand, he pulled me toward the nearest door and into the hallway. My whole body was still buzzing to a point I couldn’t question what I was doing. And I didn’t really care.Finding a door that was unlocked, he pulled me inside a dark room. My back hit the wall and his lips were on mine before I could discern where we were. But just like that, it didn’t matter. My hands fisted his lapels as his fingers fisted in my hair. He was demanding and delicious and making my body respond in

My heart fell to my stomach as I watched those familiar ebony curls and perfect curves that filled out that black dress ascending the stairs of the stage. I was suddenly forced to reconsider my statement from the supply closet.THIS was, by far, the last thing I had expected to happen tonight.I had speculated on whether she was here uninvited or not, but I was the one who wasn’t supposed to be here. In fact, I was likely the last person anyone expected to see, which was probably why this stupid mask worked so well. It had been fifteen years since anyone here had seen my face. It was highly unlikely that anyone would recognize me. I wanted it to stay that way.I hadn’t come to the event with the intention of being noticed. The theme was the only reason I decided to risk it. Our social circle would find out soon enough that I had returned to claim my birthright, but I wanted to take advantage of the occasion to get more information on what I was walking into.I never intended to acknow

“Babe, I think you’re focusing too much on the whole uncle thing,” Christine said as we sat on the couch the next morning. “I mean, you guys are actually related. You’ve never even met before. Hell, you’ve only met your stepfather three times. It’s not like you call his brother ‘daddy,’ or anything.”“Ha ha, very funny,” I said, petting Aldo’s head as he laid next to me. “But you’re right. It’s not really about the uncle thing. It’s about the mission. Things are already complicated enough because of Mom. And risky enough. We have no idea why he here. It’s been over a decade and he chooses now to show up?”“Okay, but that doesn’t mean he’ll have reason to figure out what you’re up to,” Christina said, cradling her coffee cup. “Even Dimitri doesn’t isn’t likely to run into at the office.”I snorted. “Because he’s barely there.”“Exactly,” she replied. “He’s probably just here to visit. Make amends or something.”“But what if he’s not?” I asked. “What if he’s here for the company? His re

What a bastard.I couldn’t believe he was here. It had me panicking at first and I almost found an excuse to step out for a few moments. But I didn’t want to give him the satisfaction. Thinking of Simon, I was determined not to let him rattle me.“First, I want to thank you all for welcoming me to Wyvern Capital.” I began to pull the ringed binders I had prepared from the box I’d brought. “I’m looking forward to working with you all. If you don’t mind, please turn to page seven and we can get started with the Highrise Project.”“I apologize for the extra attendee, Ms. Hopkins,” Charlie Drakos stated. “Mr. Drakos is a last minute addition.”“Not a problem at all,” I countered, walking down the length of the table and handing over my last folder. “He can use mine.”He paused as he grabbed the folder. “I wouldn’t want to inconvenience you,” Sylas said with that smooth, deep voice that sank down to my core.“I’ll manage,” I told him securely.Returning to the front of the room, I grabbed

Saying that my return to the family fold had been full of surprises was an understatement. Saying that seeing Sawyer again would complicate things was an understatement. It was bad enough that she was working here at all, for a number of reasons. Wanting to bend her over the desk this very morning being the first. But the fact that I felt like her story wasn’t nearly as simple as she made it out to be was an even bigger complication.It was that suspicion that was likely the only reason I was strong enough to let her walk out of the office. But that only left me resisting the urge to dig extensively into her background. It was my first instinct to run a background check on the young Ms. Sawyer, but my conscience had me hesitating. I knew that would be an invasion of privacy she wouldn’t be okay with and the thought of her being angry at me was nauseating. But I also couldn’t shake the feeling that I needed to know more about her.Of course, the idea of getting to her the usual way cro