บททั้งหมดของ Ruined by my Bully Stepbrother: บทที่ 21 - บทที่ 30

Elaine's POVNate Henderson was acting weird and it was pissing me off. For two weeks now he had been different. Distracted. Not showing up to parties. Skipping lunch with our usual crowd. And the worst part? He had been paying attention to that pathetic nerd Theodora Steele.I watched him across the cafeteria. He was sitting at her table. Again. With the nerd and her boring friend Ava. Laughing at something Dora said. Looking at her like she was actually interesting. Like she was not the same loser who wore cardigans and spent lunch period reading books.It made my blood boil. I was Elaine f*cking Morrison. Hottest girl in school. Cheer captain. Every guy wanted me and every girl wanted to be me. But Nate Henderson had never looked at me twice. Not once. I had tried everything. Flirting. Touching his arm. Wearing my shortest skirts. Nothing worked. He barely acknowledged my existence.But now he was defending the nerd? Publicly humiliating me for her in the hallway last week? Someth

Nate's POVDora showed me the text and my vision went red. Someone had been watching us. Taking photos through my bedroom window. The image was clear enough to destroy both our lives. She pressed against me. My hands in her hair. The angle left nothing to the imagination."Who sent this?" My voice came out rough. Barely controlled."I don't know. Unknown number." Her hands were shaking as she held the phone. "Nate, what are we going to do?"I took the phone from her. Studied the photo. It had been taken two nights ago when she came over to study. We had not been studying. We had been on my bed kissing until neither of us could breathe. The photographer had perfect timing and a perfect angle."Let me see the number." I pulled out my own phone and tried to trace it. Burner phone. Of course. Whoever was blackmailing us was smart enough to cover their tracks.My mind immediately went to Elaine. She had the motive after today's cafeteria scene. She had the malice. She was vindictive enough

Richard's POVThe call came through at eleven o'clock at night. My informant's voice was clipped and professional as always but I could hear the underlying tension. There had been rogue activity around Brooklyn. Specifically near the high school. Near where the kids spent most of their days."How many?" I asked. Leaned back in my office chair and stared at the ceiling."Just one that we can confirm. Male. Mid-thirties. He has been circling the area for about a week now. Watching. Not engaging.""Watching what?""We are not sure yet. Could be scoping out pack territory. Could be looking for someone specific."I sat forward. Pressed my fingers together and thought about the implications. Rogues did not typically come into established pack territory unless they had a death wish or a very good reason. They were outcasts. Wolves without a pack. Dangerous and unpredictable because they had nothing to lose."Keep eyes on him. I want to know everywhere he goes and everyone he watches.""Yes,

 Theodora's POV One week. Seven days until my mother married Richard Henderson and my entire world collapsed into itself. Seven days until Nate and I were living under the same roof as stepsiblings. Seven days until every touch became forbidden and every stolen moment became impossible. I was losing my mind. I had been avoiding Nate at school all week but it was impossible to actually succeed. He was everywhere. In the hallway between classes leaning against his locker watching me walk by. In the cafeteria sitting three tables away but staring at me like I was the only person in the room. Even in my dreams he appeared. Touching me, Kissing me and fucked me Whispering things that made me wake up sweating and aching. The blackmail texts had stopped three days ago. No more photos. No more threats. Just silence. Somehow that made me more nervous than the actual threats had. What was Elaine p

 Theodora's POV I could barely breathe. My brain was trying to process what I had just witnessed and failing completely. Nate Henderson had stripped naked right in from front of me, pussy staring at me. Then his body had changed. Bones cracking. Skin splitting. A massive brown wolf appeared where a human boy had stood. Then back to human again. Like it was normal. Like turning into an animal was something people just did. Werewolves were real. Actually real. Not stories. Not myths. Real. And apparently, I was supposed to be mated to one. "I need answers," I said. My voice sounded distant. Like it belonged to someone else. "Right now. No more secrets. No more hiding things from me." Nate nodded. He looked relieved that I was speaking at all instead of screaming or running. "Ask me anything." "How long have you known? About me being your mate?"