All Chapters of You Don't Get to Love Me Now, Alpha Stepbrother: Chapter 51 - Chapter 60

Damien’s POVI stood in the light of the side hallway, staring at Selene. My body was still hot with dark anger from everything that happened at the gala. I looked down at her hands and saw her holding her shiny red high heels, taking tiny, quiet steps across the stone floor like a thief in the night."What are you doing?" I asked her, my deep voice cutting through the quiet room like a heavy stone dropping into water.Selene froze completely right where she stood. Her breath caught in her throat, her eyes going wide with shock as she slowly turned her head around to look at me and Ava. She quickly dropped her shoes onto the floor, trying her best to smooth down the front of her expensive red silk dress with shaking hands.I took two steps toward her, my eyebrows pulling down into a dark, sharp line. I looked at the big clock hanging on the wall and then looked back into her nervous face."You left the gala hours ago, Selene," I stated, keeping my tone flat, cold, and strict. "You to

AVA’S POV I looked Damien straight in his broad face, my heart beating with a steady, quiet strength that I had not felt in years. I had just told him the big news. I had told him right to his face that I would be leaving this big estate for good with my small boy in three days' time, right alongside his real father. Damien stood in the middle of the dim room, at first, he did not shout, and he did not growl like he usually did when he was angry. He was calm for a few quiet seconds, his eyes staring down at my pale face with a flat, cold gaze. He let out a low, slow breath through his nose, shaking his broad head side to side like a tired man dealing with a silly child. He turned his tall body around, taking two steps toward the open doorway, mumbling softly under his breath as he walked away. He mumbled that I had brought him up to this room just to negotiate something he was never going to do. He thought I was just throwing a small, helpless tantrum to get his attention, and he

AVA'S POVI stood on the shiny floor of the mall with my hands in tight fists. My face was hot. Marcus stood in front of me with his arms crossed, and he did not move."Step out of my way, Marcus," I said."I cannot, Miss Ava," he said. His voice was flat. "Sir Damien gave me orders. You are not to talk to anyone from your old life."I laughed, but it was not a happy laugh. "Krystal is my workmate. We worked the same shifts at the bar for years. She is not a bad person.""My orders do not change.""You are not my bodyguard," I said, pointing at his chest. "You have no right to decide who I talk to. I am not a prisoner, Marcus. I am a free woman."He did not even blink. He looked at me like I was a child who was having a bad day."My loyalty is to Damien," he said.Before I could say more, Krystal stepped between us. She put her hands on her hips and lifted her chin. She looked very small next to Marcus, but she did not seem to care."Hey!" she said. "What is your problem? Why are you

DAMIEN'S POVI woke up before the sun the next morning. I did what I always did. I took a cold shower, put on my suit, and read the reports from the night guards. Nothing looked wrong in the reports, but my chest felt tight. Ava's words from yesterday were still in my head. In three days. I told myself it was only a bluff. I told myself again and again.I walked down to the dining room. Selene was already sitting at the table. She wore a soft cream dress, and her hair was tied back neatly. She said good morning in a small voice, and I gave her a short nod. Then I sat down.A maid put a plate of eggs and toast in front of me. I picked up my fork and began to eat.Nobody spoke. The only sounds were the clink of forks and the tick of the clock on the wall. I felt something on my face, so I looked up. Selene was watching me. She did not blink. She did not smile. She just stared at me with a blank face, like she was trying to read a book written in a language she did not know."What?" I as

DAMIEN'S POVI told the head cook to prepare a banquet. I wanted the long dining table full. I wanted roast meat, fresh bread, soup, fruit, and the best wine from my cellar. I wanted Ethan to see that I had nothing to hide.The cook looked at me like I was crazy. I never held dinners for guests, and I never held them for humans. But he bowed and ran to the kitchen.Selene found me in the hall an hour later. She wore a pale blue coat and held her purse in her hand."I heard about the dinner," she said. "I want no part of it.""Fine," I said."I have a spa date with my friends. We booked it weeks ago." She looked at me for a long moment. "Try not to start a war at the table, Damien."She walked out, and I heard her car leave the front yard. I was glad. I did not want her smile near me today.At six o'clock, the dining room was ready. The candles were lit, and the silver plates shone. I sat at the head of the table. Ethan sat on my right side. Ava came in last, with Lucas holding her han