Todos os capítulos de In Heat For My Stepbrother : Capítulo 71 - Capítulo 80

**ISABELLA**The cold night air hit me like a whip, stinging my wet skin, but I didn’t stop. Behind me, Edward’s roar echoed, terrifying and furious, as the sound of his body shifting into a wolf made my chest hammer in panic. I knew those little scissors could not stop an Alpha like him for more than two seconds. I was only in the towel and running in the unknown woods that made my situation even more precarious. My legs screamed, trembling from fear and adrenaline, but I ran faster.The world blurred around me. My lungs burned, my heart felt like it would explode, but there was no other choice. I could hear his growls, his snarls, the heavy thud of paws chasing me, and yet I refused to look back. 

**ISABELLA**Maximilian…loved me?My heart seemed to stop at that moment. My eyes widened, locking with his intense green gaze, and for the first time, I realized it wasn’t a dream. He had really said it, he loved me.My emotions spiraled out of control, my heart hammering like it might burst. I broke the kiss, a million questions racing through my mind, but none dared to leave my lips. I tried to step back, to run, but Maximilian’s hand shot out, pulling me back against his chest.“Now… no more running, Bella,” his lips curved into a small, knowing smile.My face burned, and I lowered my gaze, fighting the instinct to grin. He really loved me. My chest swelled with happiness too big for words.

**ISABELLA**The next morning, I woke up later than usual, panic surging as I realized I was incredibly behind schedule for classes.“How did I not hear my alarm?” I muttered, staring at my phone in bewilderment. Something like this had never happened before.A soft shift beside me brought warm breath brushing against my face. I glanced up and saw Maximilian still asleep, his strong body curled around mine, using me like a living pillow. Despite it being a new place, which I expected to make sleep impossible for the first night, I had fallen into a deep, uninterrupted slumber once he had curled against me. His arm wrapped tightly around my waist, our bodies fully pressed together beneath the blanket. My heart skipped. Even in a bed twice the size of my old one, he was tangled with me.A wave of happiness bloomed through me. This wasn’t a dream. Maximilian truly loved me. The woman he loved was me, no one else.I inched closer, pressing my lips to his in a soft, fleeting kiss before pu

**ISABELLA**I grabbed Maximilian’s hand without thinking and bolted from the sharehouse as if a ghost were chasing me. What I had seen in that third room still sent shivers down my spine, but the man quietly walking beside me looked perfectly calm. No wonder he hadn’t been bothered by the arrival of the third tenant that day; it had always been him who rented the room! But what he kept inside…what he had stored there was beyond anything one could imagine.Only when we reached his bike did I release his hand, turning to him in panic. “Why are the Black Mountain Pack wolves being held captive in that room, Max? I think I even saw Alpha Jonathan’s Beta. How are they all in the sharehouse?”He shrugged casually. “Dad sent them after me. They’re just paying the price for disturbing my life.&rd

**ISABELLA**Pregnant?My mind froze. There was no way. I had been careful, taking the morning-after pill every time Maximilian and I had been intimate. No one knew about it. Yet, somehow, this misunderstanding had spiraled into a disaster, threatening to crush my relationship with him.Because of Edward’s actions…Nothing had happened between us, but Maximilian had seen the photos. And now, this—this false assumption of a pregnancy had made my stomach twist in panic. What if he thought I was carrying Edward’s child?“I’m not pregnant, Maximilian,” I said, my voice trembling with desperation.  “I know. " He  calmly pulled out a chair for