Semua Bab My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret: Bab 401 - Bab 410

Raphael ━━ ⛓ ━━ The trees still creaked softly above us while the cold wind moved through the branches. Somewhere far away, water dripped steadily into the creek behind the eastern ridge. The sensors hidden through the property blinked faintly on my watch screen every few seconds. But compared to

She started walking toward the path without looking at me, and I followed her immediately, “Can we not do this right now?” She kept walking faster through the trees while I stayed right behind her. “Seriously,” I said, “What the fuck did I do this time?” “Nothing.” The closer we got to the light

“Leone Caruso. Philadelphia Syndicate. Current underboss. Financial movement patterns. Known business fronts. Psychological indicators…” Gianna’s eyes flicked back up to mine. I walked farther into the room and grabbed the bottle of water off the desk. Mostly because it gave me something to do wit

I looked at her once and that was enough answer for her. Her eyes narrowed, “Wow.” “I opened the request.” “And?” “And I closed it.” “Why?” I went quiet for a second, because the answer sounded stupid in my own head. Because it made no logical sense. Because it was the exact opposite of how I

“I’m not dragging somebody into a marriage just because society thinks I should want one. That’s why this works.” Her eyebrows pulled together faintly. “This?” “Us.” She went very still. “From the beginning, you knew exactly what you wanted. You made rules. Clear ones. No emotional bullshit. No