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Semua Bab Ruined by my Bully Stepbrother: Bab 31 - Bab 40

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 CHAPTER 31

Theodora's POV I spent the next three days glued to my laptop researching werewolves. Ava came over every afternoon after school and we dove deep into every website, forum, and article we could find. Most of it was complete garbage. Fantasy fiction dressed up as fact. Conspiracy theories written by people who clearly had too much time on their hands. But some of it felt real. Too specific to be made up. Articles about packs in New York. Territorial disputes in the Bronx. Something called The Council that supposedly governed werewolf law across the country. One website had an entire section dedicated to pack hierarchies. Alpha, Beta, Gamma, and down the line. Richard Henderson was Beta which meant he was second in command. That explained a lot about his personality. "Look at this." Ava leaned over my shoulder and pointed at the screen. "This article is about mate bonds." I clicked the link. Read throu
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CHAPTER 32

  Nate's POV Dora finally agreed to meet me in the empty art classroom after school. She looked exhausted. Dark circles under her eyes. Arms crossed defensively as she walked through the door. She would not look at me directly. Just stared at the floor as if she avoided eye contact this conversation would not be real. "You have five minutes," she said. Her voice was cold. Distant. "Say what you need to say." "My father is not who you think he is." "What?" "Richard. He is not the nice charming man who swept your mom off her feet. He is dangerous, Dora. Manipulative. Power-hungry. And I think he approached your mother on purpose." She finally looked at me. "That is ridiculous. They met at a charity event. It was random." "Was it? Because Richard does not do anything randomly. Everything he does serves a purpose. St
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CHAPTER 33 

Emily's POVThe wedding day finally arrived and I could barely breathe from happiness. Everything was perfect. The venue was a historic mansion in Brooklyn with floor-to-ceiling windows and crystal chandeliers that cast rainbows across the marble floors. White roses and peonies covered every surface. The string quartet played softly as guests filed into their seats.I stood in the bridal suite staring at myself in the mirror. The dress was ivory lace with delicate beading that caught the light. My hair was swept up in soft curls. I looked like someone from a magazine. Someone whose life was finally coming together after years of struggle.Dora walked in wearing her bridesmaid dress. Deep burgundy that complemented her dark hair and olive skin. She looked absolutely beautiful. Grown up. Like a woman instead of the little girl I still saw when I looked at her."Mom, you look amazing," she said. But her voice was flat. Emotionless."So do you, sweetheart. Are you okay? You seem distract
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CHAPTER 34

Theodora's POVI stumbled backward against the brick wall. My heart slammed against my ribs so hard I thought it might break through. The stranger stood three feet away watching me with those impossible golden eyes. They glowed in the darkness like an animal's eyes caught in headlights.He was tall. Handsome in a way that felt dangerous. Like looking at something beautiful but venomous. His suit was expensive. Perfectly tailored. Dark hair touched with silver at the temples gave him a distinguished look but his face was too smooth. Too ageless. He could have been forty or four hundred."Who are you?" My voice came out shaky. Weak. "What do you want?""My name is Vincent." He spoke quietly but his voice carried authority. Power. "I knew your father many years ago. Before you were born.""My father?" The word felt strange on my tongue. I barely remembered him. He had died when I was three. Some kind of accident my mother never wanted to talk about. "What does my father have to do with a
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CHAPTER 35

Nate's POVRichard and my mother left for their honeymoon early Sunday morning. Three days in the Bahamas. The house felt different without Richard's oppressive presence. Lighter somehow. Like I could finally breathe without constantly watching my back.Dora and Emily had packed up their apartment the day before. Most of their belongings fit into a small moving truck. It was depressing how little they owned. A few boxes of clothes. Some kitchen items. Books. Nothing compared to the wealth Richard had accumulated over decades.I drove over to help with the move. Found Dora standing in the empty living room staring at the bare walls. She looked lost. Broken. Like she was saying goodbye to more than just an apartment."Ready?" I asked."No. But I do not have a choice."We loaded the truck in silence. Emily was already at the Henderson mansion unpacking her things into Richard's bedroom. The thought made my stomach turn. My mother's room had been on the opposite side of the house. Richard
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CHAPTER 36

Theodora's POVNate pulled me into his arms before I could finish the sentence. I did not resist. Could not resist. I collapsed against his chest and let everything pour out. All the fear and confusion and grief I had been holding back since the wedding. Since Vincent appeared. Since my entire world turned upside down.He held me tight. One hand stroking my hair. The other wrapped around my waist keeping me pressed against him. His heart beat steadily beneath my ear. Strong and reassuring. He murmured things I could not quite hear but the tone was soothing. Comforting. Like he was promising me everything would be okay even though we both knew it might not be.I cried until there were no tears left. Until my throat was raw and my eyes burned. When I finally pulled back I felt embarrassed. Exposed. I had just broken down completely in front of Nate Henderson. The boy who tormented me for weeks. The boy who was now my stepbrother. The boy who made my entire body come alive with just a lo
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CHAPTER 37

Nate's POVI woke with Dora in my arms. Her naked body was pressed against mine. Warm and soft and perfect. Her dark hair spilled across my chest. Her breathing was slow and steady. Still asleep. For the first time in years, I felt completely at peace. The constant anxiety that lived in my chest was gone. Replaced by something calm and right.My wolf was content. Actually purring in my mind like a satisfied cat. The mate bond hummed between us. Stronger now after last night. I could feel Dora's emotions like they were my own. The deep exhaustion. The lingering pleasure. The sense of safety she felt in my arms.Sunlight streamed through my bedroom window. I had no idea what time it was and did not care. The house was empty except for us. Richard and Emily would not be back for two more days. We had time. Time to figure out what came next. Time to just exist together without the weight of the world crushing us.Dora stirred against me. Her consciousness slowly rising to the surface. I f
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CHAPTER 38

Marcus's POVI stared at the documents spread across my desk and felt my stomach turn. Jake sat beside me scrolling through more files on his laptop. We had been digging into Dora's background for two days straight. What we found was disturbing enough that I tried calling Nate six times. Every call went straight to voicemail."This is bad," Jake said. He was Alpha's son. My best friend since we were kids. "Like really bad.""I know. We need to tell Nate immediately."Thomas Steele. Dora's father. According to every record we could find he was not just some construction worker who died in an accident. He was involved with the supernatural community. Deeply involved. Specifically, he was researching bloodlines. Rare bloodlines that most werewolves thought were extinct or myth.The documents showed correspondence between Thomas and various packs across the country. He was asking about silver wolves. About moon witches. About ancient bloodlines that carried power most modern werewolves co
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CHAPTER 39

Theodora's POVI stared at the photograph until my vision blurred. My father stood there young and alive next to Richard Henderson. They were smiling like friends. Like colleagues. This was not some random encounter. They knew each other. Worked together. Years before Richard supposedly met my mother by chance at a charity event."This cannot be real." My voice sounded hollow. Distant. "My father died when I was three. That was fifteen years ago. Richard has been planning this for fifteen years?""It looks that way," Marcus said quietly.Nate was pacing across the living room like a caged animal. His hands were clenched into fists. The mate bond thrummed between us carrying his rage and protective instinct. It crashed over me in waves making it hard to breathe."What does he want from me?" I looked at Marcus. At Jake. "What could possibly be worth planning for fifteen years? Worth marrying my mother? Worth all this manipulation?""That is what we need to find out. But based on what y
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CHAPTER 40

Nate's POVWe had hours. Maybe less. The phone call from Emily sent panic shooting through my entire body. Richard was coming home early. Whatever urgent work call he received, it meant our window to search his study was closing fast. I texted Marcus immediately. Told him to get to the house as soon as possible and bring Jake.They arrived within twenty minutes. Both looked tense. Ready for whatever we were about to find. Dora stood beside me pale and shaking. The mate bond carried her fear straight into my chest. It took everything in me not to grab her and run. But she was right. We needed proof. Needed to know exactly what Richard was planning before we could stop him."How long do we have?" Marcus asked."No idea. Emily said they would be back tonight but did not give a specific time. Could be an hour. Could be six hours.""Then we need to move fast."Richard's study was on the second floor at the end of the hallway. The door was always locked. Always. He was paranoid about people
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