All Chapters of You Don't Get to Love Me Now, Alpha Stepbrother: Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

AVA’S POVI sat silently in the inner room, clutching Lucas to my chest as the loud voices downstairs finally faded away. I watched through the tiny crack in the door as Damien left the hall with heavy, rigid steps. A moment later, Selene followed afterwards with Victor, their voices carrying softly up the stairwell until the grand wooden doors clicked shut behind them.I sat there on the stool, my mind completely consumed by everything I had just heard. I was still thinking about their strange words about court rooms, subjects, and Selene being called a Luna when the small side door opened. Two guards made Gia come along to usher me and my sick boy back to our main room.Gia walked beside me down the quiet corridor, her head down as she carried my small travel bag. I looked over at her, my heart beating with deep, uneasy curiosity that I could no longer suppress."Gia?" I asked softly, keeping my voice low so the guards walking behind us wouldn't hear. "Why did Victor come to the e

DAMIEN’S POVI leaned my back against my chair and let out a long, sigh into the phone speaker.Apparently, Gabriel had already sought permission from his father before calling me directly, knowing very well that if he had asked me first, I would have told him to stay far away in his own city. My uncle always gave Gabriel whatever he wanted, and I hated how my cousin used family rules to get his way."Fine," I told Gabriel, keeping my voice very cold, strict, and hard. "You can come to the estate for the big ball, Gabriel. But I am not ready to accommodate you for more than two weeks in my house. You do your small business at the event, and then you pack your bags and leave my property.""Relax, Damien!" Gabriel laughed loudly over the phone. "I promise not to stay longer than two weeks. I just want to drink good wine and see the famous estate again.""Just make sure you stay out of my way," I said, and hung up the call without waiting for another word from his mouth.I tossed my phon

AVA’S POV Two days later, I was still sitting in my bedroom at the big estate, staring at the long box on my bed. Inside the box was a very pretty blue dress. It was made of soft silk, and it looked very expensive. I was still so shocked why Damien got me a dress to come to a big party that I knew nothing about. He did not ask me if I wanted to go. He just sent a maid to my room with the dress and told me to put it on right away.I loathed coming to this big gala so much. I hated it with all my heart. Damien tried to make it look like he was giving me a nice chance to leave the estate for a few hours and socialize with other people in town. But I knew the truth. I knew he was just doing this to keep his eyes on me every single second. He did not trust me to stay in the house alone, and he did not want me to plan another secret escape while he was away.I was also very much against coming to the gala today because Selene was going to be with him the whole night. Selene was his rich fi

AVA’S POVRight in the middle of the bright room, my hands trembled violently at my sides. I watched in total distraught as Selene came to my defense in front of all those rich people, but downgraded me to a pathetic spectacle for everyone to laugh at. Her sharp, mean words were still echoing loudly in my ears. She had called me a dirty stray, a beggar from the gutter, and a simple charity case that Damien had dragged into his house out of pity. Every single person in the crowded room were staring at me with nasty eyes, pointing their fingers at my dress and laughing out loud.I wanted to break down in tears right there on the soft carpet. My throat felt so dry, and a heavy, painful lump was burning deep inside my chest. I felt so small, so dirty, and so completely worthless. But I stopped myself from crying out loud. I swallowed my hot tears back down, biting my lower lip until I could taste blood, refusing to let these cruel people see me fall to my knees.I stood there wiping my w

DAMIEN’S POV I stood on the cool stone balcony, my eyes fixed on Ethan with dark, burning rage. My large hand was clenched tight, my knuckles turning pure white as I stared down at the simple human standing right in front of me."She doesn't belong to you," Ethan stated without fear of his status. He held Ava's small arm gently in his hands, pulling her further behind his back so my body could not touch her. He spoke those bold words with a flat, steady voice, looking straight into my dark eyes like he was talking to an equal.My blood went completely hot in my veins. I could not believe the nerve of this simple man. I took one step forward, my chest heaving up and down, "Back off, Ethan!" I growled out loud, my deep voice dropping into a harsh threat. "Get your hands off her! You do not know who you are talking to, and you do not want to cross me!"Ethan stood his ground, refusing to take a single step backward. He kept his feet planted firmly on the cold floor, holding his head hi