All Chapters of Mated To My Alpha Stepbrother : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

CLEOMoon goddess. I want to give him one. I want to tell him to go right ahead. But instead of giving in, I rip myself away from him. “Stay away from me.”“You know you want to take the deal, Sunshine.”I was shaking. My head was screaming at me to run. But my body leaned into him like a traitor. I hated myself for it. Because despite the hell Laurent put me through, despite being engaged to Rochelle, part of me wanted to give in to him. “Fine. Go for it.” I swallowed hard, tipping my jaw up. “But if you fail, make no mistake, I will leave.”His lips stretched into a smirk. “Shall we shake on it?”Glaring, I turned away, marching to the door. My skin was blazing as I forced the door open and stepped out. I fully intended to move out of this mansion. Fuck Laurent and his damned bet. The door slammed shut behind me and I turned, unsurprised when I found Rochelle only a few steps away. Had she been eavesdropping? A swell of embarrassment stained my cheeks with red as her eyes fell

CLEOJust then, behind him, the door opened. I stepped past Laurent with shaking hands, trying to pretend everything was fine. “This is dinner. Try not to make a scene.” I said, keeping my voice low. Laurent smirked, straightening. “I’m not surprised you’d say that. But aren’t you the bastard, Cleo? You never did meet your father, did you?” My jaw dropped open. He wanted to break me. “I didn’t expect you to be so interested in my history, Laurent.” I knew he was trying to get a rise out of me. I refused to allow him to. He chuckled. “You are my mate, Cleo. I have an interest in anything that concerns you.” Flames burst out on my face. “That’s your excuse for going behind my back to pay for that house?” He shrugged, not looking the least bit guilty. “I warned you that you’re never leaving me.”He leaned in, his scent tormenting me as he whispered in my ears. “I will win that bet. It does not matter to me how. I will take the dirtiest paths if it assures me success. Be warned.”

CLEOLaurent watched me, his face unreadable. His eyes tracked my every movement as I shifted restlessly. Though I tried not to look at him directly, I could still feel the heat of his gaze. “Laurent, there you are. Rochelle said you disappeared from dinner suddenly.” The accusatory tone in Bella’s voice is difficult to miss. “I had something to take care of. Roman promised to drop her off at home. He is the Beta. No one will mind.” He said. Roman, Valerie’s brother, must be Laurent’s own Beta. “But, Laurent, that isn’t right. The wolves will talk when you arrive at events and leave without your fiancée.” Bella said. Mother stabbed me with an angry look, then glanced back at Laurent. Her eyes dropped to the sleeves of his shirt which were drenched and wet. I darted my eyes away, shame curling in my stomach. I had just allowed a man who was engaged to touch me.Even worse, he was my step brother. What the hell was wrong with me? I stole a glance at Laurent to see if he noticed t

CLEO“You’re going to love the new doctor” I said into the phone, tucking my knees up onto the leather seat. “He said you’ll be walking without the crutches by August.”Kyle’s laugh crackled through the speaker. It was thin but so real tears spiked behind my eyes. “You always say that, Mama.” “Because it’s always true, Kash.” I laughed. His nickname slipped out easy as breathing. The name I had given him when he was still small enough to fit in the crock of my arm. It nearly caused my heart to cave in. I blinked rapidly, listening to my son. “Mom? When are you landing? Auntie Gabrielle said you would be here before dinner?” His excitement caused a smile to curl my lips. “Soon, baby. I’m already on the plane coming back to you.” The plane ride would be over soon and I could hold my son in my arms again. Except my heart wouldn’t stay still. And all because Laurent would be there. Laurent’s shadow fell over me before I finished the sentence. He stood over me with his hand out, palm

LAURENTI stepped back from Cleo, taking a moment to just appreciate her stunned expression. “Why, it’s all the gifts I’ve missed giving our son. Do you think he’ll like them?” There was a raw vulnerability in her eyes as she took in the room. She blinked and it was all gone. Her eyes shot lasers as she glared at me. “Have you lost your mind, Laurent Haro Steele?” My chest tightened with a mix of possessiveness and something deeper I was still trying to process. She was so mad she had used my full government name. Her eyes stared daggers at me as she turned back to the room. “He doesn’t need all this. You’ll ruin all the work I’ve done to make him nothing like you.” The room held barely half the gifts I’d sourced for our son the last week. Most of the state of the art gifts were back home at the packhouse waiting for his return. “I fully intend to spoil him. He will undergo training to take over as Alpha of Blackfur as soon as he is well enough. That torture is horrible. He dese