All Chapters of Off-limits: My One-Night Stepbrother : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

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Chapter Thirty-one: Unexpected company

Ariana's Pov "Ariana," my mother called from the bottom of the staircase. "We're leaving." I glanced up from my phone. Dad was already standing by the door, adjusting the cuff of his suit. "Now that Ariana is here, we can go," he said. Kian was leaning against the wall nearby. His eyes met mine for the briefest second before he pushed away from it. "I'll drive separately." Of course he would. A short while later, I found myself sitting beside my mother in the backseat while Dad talked about business calls he'd ignored all evening. "You know," my mother said suddenly, turning toward me, "there will be a lot of young men there tonight." I already knew where this was going. "Mum..." "I'm serious." She smiled. "You're getting older, Ariana. You should start putting yourself out there again." I looked out the window. "I'm not ready for that." My mother exchanged a look with Dad. "One day you'll have to be." I pretended not to hear her. Thankfully, the car pulled up befo

Chapter Thirty-two: I want to own you

Ariana's Pov I stared at my reflection, fixing the smudge in the corner of my lipstick. With a sigh, I reached behind me, trying to fasten the tie at the back of my dress. Once. Twice. Still nothing. "Come on," I muttered. My fingers were slick, stupid, and the little rope at the back of the dress might as well have been a knot God had to tie himself. I was muttering under my breath in the mirror. Then suddenly another pair of hands joined in. The hand landed at my waist. Steady. Familiar. He was close enough that his breath moved the baby hairs on my neck. “I’m trying my best,” he said. Low. Rough like he’d been grinding his teeth all night. “But you just seem to test me.” My eyes snapped to his in the mirror. He wasn’t smiling. His jaw muscle was ticking. His fingers worked the rope behind me. Slow. Like he had all the time in the world and none at the same time. My eyes met his in the mirror. "What are you talking about?" His gaze hardened. “You keep doing your bes

Chapter Thirty-three: Too fast

Ariana's Pov I didn't have to overthink an excuse. The lie escaped easily. "My mum sent him to look for me. There must be another gentleman she wants me to meet." Scarlett raised an eyebrow. "Then why did he look like he was about to murder someone?" I rolled my eyes. "Kian is barely ever happy. He's just an asshole." I pushed away from the sink. "Anyways, what are you doing here?" Her eyes narrowed immediately. "Sounds like you're trying to change the conversation." "No, I'm simply asking what you're doing here. Is that a crime too?" She continued staring at me. The kind of stare that made it feel like she was trying to peel my skull open and read my thoughts. "You can be suspicious all you want," I said, crossing my arms, "but you'll never see the day something happens between me and Kian." She didn't say anything. Just kept looking at me. I let out a frustrated sigh. "I'm going to keep reminding you that he's my stepbrother." Still nothing. The look on her fac

Chapter Thirty-four: When he came back

Ariana's Pov I guess the shock followed us all the way home because nobody spoke. Not Mum. Not Kian. Not me. By the time we got inside, everyone just went their separate ways. No goodnight. No nothing. And honestly? I wasn't complaining. I was more than ready to get out of that dress and crash. So that's exactly what I did. The second I got into my room, the dress came off, my makeup followed, and before I knew it, I was under my blankets. Nights felt way too short these days. One minute it was night. The next— Knock. Knock. Knock. I groaned into my pillow. "Who is it?" Can't anyone get enough sleep around here? If I was still a child, I probably would've cried. Instead, I dragged myself out of bed and stumbled toward the door. Standing outside was one of the staff. "Good day, Miss," he greeted. I blinked at him. "Good morning to you too." "I hope I didn't interrupt your sleep." I wanted to scream that he should've thought about that before knocking. But.

Chapter Thirty-five: An ex

Kian's PovI stood there for a few seconds after her door closed.Just staring at it.She looked exhausted.Not sleepy.Exhausted.There was a difference.Eventually, I turned and headed downstairs, glancing back one last time before continuing.Halfway down, I noticed one of the butlers carrying luggage through the entrance.I frowned."Who owns that?"The butler looked up."We have a visitor, sir.""A visitor?""Yes, sir.""Who exactly is the visitor?"The butler shifted awkwardly."I don't know, sir. Your mother requested that I prepare one of the guest rooms."I hesitated.For a second, I considered asking more.Instead, I nodded."Alright."I was halfway to the door when someone walked inside.A man.Around Ariana's age.Well dressed.Confident.The kind of confidence that immediately annoyed me.I looked him over once.Then twice."You must be the guest."The guy smiled."And you must be the stepbrother."Something about the way he said it irritated me.He held out his hand."Ni

Chapter Thirty-six: Your mask is slipping

Kian's PovI didn’t move from where I was sitting.Neither did she.The tray was still on the table between us, untouched.Her arms were folded, eyes fixed somewhere past me like I wasn’t even there.I exhaled slowly.“I’m saying it one more time,” I said, voice flat. “Pick up the food and eat.”She didn’t even blink.“I’m saying it one last time,” she replied, just as calm. “I’m not hungry.”That made me look at her properly.Not angry.Just… her.“If you’re not hungry for food,” I said after a beat, leaning back slightly in the chair, “then you must be hungry for something else.”Silence.Her expression shifted.Just a little.The kind of shift that says she understood exactly what I meant, even if she didn’t want to admit it.Her jaw tightened.“Kian—”I stood up before she could finish.Dragged the chair back with a soft scrape.“Here’s my advice,” I said, walking slowly toward her now. “You eat while I’m still acting nicely.”I stopped just a step away.My voice dropped."If you

Chapter Thirty-seven: Confession Over lunch

Ariana's PovSomehow, I felt better after he left.Not completely.Not enough to magically fix everything.But better.Which was annoying. Very annoying.Because now my brain wanted to start asking questions I wasn't interested in answering.Why did talking to him help? Why was he the only person in this house who hadn't asked me to forgive Adrian? Why did it feel like he'd somehow understood exactly what I needed without me saying it?I groaned and dropped back against my pillows."Nope."Absolutely not.I wasn't doing that today. Ariana, don't think too much about it. My mind needed a break.Honestly, it deserved paid leave at this point.I reached for my phone from the bedside table and scrolled until I found Scarlett's contact.The call barely rang once before she answered."Well, well. To what do I owe this honour?"I smiled despite myself."Wanna play therapist who allows her patients to take strong shots?""Depends," she replied immediately. "Is my patient planning to cry, thro

Chapter Thirty-eight: Remove him

Kian's PovI had definitely had my share of a bad day.Listening to as much nonsense as I thought no human being should be forced to listen to and somehow surviving it.My hand was sore from signing what felt like hundreds of documents. Maybe it wasn't hundreds.Maybe it was. Either way, I was done and now all I wanted was a glass of water, maybe some fruit. An apple wouldn't be bad.I walked through the living room and dining area before heading into the kitchen.I ignored the person standing by the cabinets digging into a bag of chips.The fridge door had barely opened when he spoke."Hey, man."I grabbed a bottle of water."Did Ariana come back with you?"I paused. Slowly closed the fridge before I turned to look at him."The audacity you have to still mention her name is honestly impressive."Adrian sighed. "See, I came here to make peace with her. Meaning I know I messed up. Meaning I don't need you reminding me every five minutes."I twisted the cap off my water. Took a long dri

Chapter Thirty-nine : When silence breaks

Ariana's pov "He leaves only when I say he leaves." "Which leaves me asking myself the same question." He looked at me. "Do you still love him?" I scoffed "Like it's any of your business." I turned to walk away.wasn't having this conversation with him. Not today. Not ever. His hand closed around my wrist. I stopped and turned back. "Answer me." A bitter laugh almost escaped me. "You said it yourself. I don't owe you answers. Now listen to me" I pointed at him before I continued "You don't get to be an asshole, act all possessive, not wanting anyone to as much as breathe on me, and then the second you get the chance, you use the same dumb line." I paused, placing a hand on my chin as if I was thinking. Then I nodded. "Oh right." I snapped my fingers. "I almost forgot."His jaw tightened. "Now I remember it, the only thing you're trying to control is yourself, that's it right?" I asked sarcastically "Kian opened his mouth—" "Don't." I cut him off

Chapter Forty: The worst possible moments

Ariana's pov Adrain stood by the door. The shock on his face was unbelievable as his eyes darted from half naked me back to kian as though he was still trying to make sense of what he was seeing. Heat rushed to my face as embarrassment crashed over me. My hands flying to cover my chest. For the next few seconds no other movements were made. Nobody spoke. Not me, not Adrain, not Kian. Then Adrain moved first , walking out of the garden without uttering a single word. Kian was about to follow when I placed my hand on his chest to stop him. "Whatever you think you want to do, don't" I didn't know what he wanted to do exactly but It had to be something reckless and I'd rather not find out. I hurried picking my blouse from where it was tossed to on the ground, hurriedly putting it on before picking up my bra and running out. In between my legs still burning from my near orgasm. "Adrian!! Adrian!!" I yelled as I caught up to him by the stairs. "Wait." I said as my hand land

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