All Chapters of My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

The bed was huge, but we all huddled together in the very center, making ourselves a small island of safety. My mother wrapped her arms around us, pulling us in tight. She held us like we were still toddlers, like we weren't twenty-one and ten years old. One of her hands stroked my hair, her fingers

Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ I leaned against the cold marble wall, my glass heavy in my hand. My brothers were all around me, a solid wall of dark suits, expensive cologne, and mean faces. We stood in the shadows of the hall, watching the reception like it was a funeral. Across the room, our father was a

He raised the glass high. "To the Capone men," he said, "I am a man with many sins, but you six are my only truth. I love you more than anything in this world." Then, Vincenzo reached for his glass. He looked at Adriano, then the rest of us, a silent order in his eyes. Slowly, one by one, we fo

Gianna ━⊰ ❦ ⊱━ I paced back and forth across the rug in my new room. I was already dressed for my classes, a pair of tight blue jeans, a soft white crop top but I couldn't bring myself to open the door. My stomach felt like it was full of angry snakes. Every time I thought about going downstairs

"Exactly," Maddie added, smiling at me. "You said you wanted real-world experience. You won't find anything more 'real' than the systems Raphael builds. It’s the best place for you to prove how smart you really are." Silvio nodded, "Go for it. Show him you're better than the guys he already has."