The day that was supposed to be normal

Elara POV It’s another morning in the Silvercrest Pack. I stand by my window, yawning widely. I’m tired, deeply tired, so tired that sleep doesn’t seem to help. I should go back to bed, pull the covers over my head, and pretend the day can wait. But it can’t. And even if it could, I wouldn’t let it. I have things to do today. Well, calling them “things” might be a stretch. It’s just my usual routine. The same schedule, the same expectations, the same controlled version of living I’ve mastered over the past year. The estate is quiet this early, wrapped in a calm that feels heavier than it should. Silence now settles into these walls, as if it belongs here. I rub my eyes and yawn again before pushing myself away from the window. There’s no point in standing here any longer. The longer I linger, the easier it is to start thinking, and overthinking is the last thing I need this morning. I head to the bathroom and turn on the shower, letting the water heat while I lean against th

Last Updated : 2026-05-21

My man, her man.

Elara POVI blinked once.Twice.Three times.Snap out of it, Elara. You heard wrong.There was no way, no possible way....my mother just said Ryder Thorne.I forced a small breath into my lungs, steadying my hand before it betrayed me completely. Maybe I misheard. Maybe it was someone else with the same name. It had to be.It couldn’t be him.My mother’s gaze sharpened almost immediately. She leaned forward slightly, studying my face with quiet concern.“Darling… are you alright?” she asked.I swallowed quickly, straightening in my seat. “Y-yeah… yes, Mom,” I said, the words stumbling out before I could smooth them.I picked up my fork again, pretending nothing had happened, pretending my chest wasn’t tightening with every second that passed.“So,” she continued, unaware of the storm rising inside me, “as I was saying… you’ll see him tomorrow after school. He should already be home before you return. He’s a very busy man, you know.” She smiled faintly, almost fo

Last Updated : 2026-05-21

The man she wasn't supposed to want

Elara POVThe rest of the school day passed… but I couldn’t tell you how.I was there.Sitting in class. Facing the board. Turning pages when everyone else did. Nodding at the right moments. Writing notes that made no sense when I looked at them twice.But none of it stayed.Voices came and went around me like distant noise, like I was underwater and everything above the surface was muffled. The lecturer spoke. Students answered. Someone laughed at something that was probably funny.I didn’t hear any of it properly.My mind kept circling back to one thing.One name.Ryder Thorne.It repeated itself over and over again, louder than anything in the room.I stared at the page in front of me, the ink slightly smudged where my hand had rested too long. I had written the same word three times without noticing.Ryder.I blinked hard and forced my pen to move again.Focus.You need to focus.But how was I supposed to focus when the man I had spent years trying to forget was about to walk into

Last Updated : 2026-05-21

Fatherly duties

Elara POVIt’s a new day.I step out of my room, closing the door quietly behind me as I adjust the strap of my bag on my shoulder. The hallway feels the same, looks the same… but something about it doesn’t sit right anymore.Maybe it’s me.Maybe it’s the fact that nothing in this house feels like just mine anymore.The only good thing about today is that I don’t have a full schedule. Just an afternoon class. No rush, no pressure. I should feel relaxed.I don’t.Since returning from the fortress, I’ve barely left my room. Just small, necessary movements. To the kitchen. Back to my room. Over and over again.Avoiding.That’s what it is.Avoiding them.Because every time I pass by my mother’s door, there’s always something.A laugh.A soft murmur.The kind of quiet intimacy that reminds me they are… together.How do I feel about it?Good.At least, that’s what I keep telling myself.I take a breath and walk toward the living room, already expecting it to be empty at this hour. My plan w

Last Updated : 2026-05-21

All Chapters of Doomed desires with my alpha stepfather: Chapter 1 - Chapter 4

The day that was supposed to be normal

My man, her man.

The man she wasn't supposed to want

Fatherly duties