I Didn't Belong.

LUELLA “Isn't that a public school uniform?” The words hit before I even walked through the gate of Ravenswood Academy. The students threw me a death glare and every stare showed me I didn't belong.Ravenswood Academy didn't welcome people like me, and transferring in the mid-term is enough reason to have people gossip. Don't ask me why because I'm yet to get an answer from my mother.Every student here came from a powerful bloodline or obscene wealth. As for me? I was a nobody whose mother was struggling to make ends meet. “Have you heard of perfume? Gosh, you reek of poverty,” a boy brushed past me, slamming his shoulder against mine.A ripple of laughter followed. I froze in the hallway, fingers tightening around the strap of my bag.“I think it's Pineview High,” someone added. “Golden Pack trash.”“Can she afford this place?” Another voice chimed in.“Of course not. Bet her mother found some sugar daddy. That is the only time they ever get an upgrade.”My jaw clenched as I inha

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2. HE'S MY STEPBROTHER.

LUELLA “My what?!” I gaped at my mother, my chest tightening. Moving in with… who? How could she decide this without informing me?I was already having a bad day, and just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, she decided to shock me with this news.“I knew I should have told you earlier,” she said quietly.“You knew?” I shook my head in disbelief. “So you just waited until the last minute instead?” My voice cracked as anger burned through me. “Wait.” My heart slammed. “You didn't change my school for him… did you?” Her eyes darted away in an instant, and I couldn't hold back my scoff. “You're unbelievable.”I stormed into my room angrily, only to meet with two boxes already packed. My whole life was about to change and she didn't think I should know in advance?“Luella…” A gentle knock resonated through the room as my mother called out softly. “I'm sorry… I wasn't sure of how you would react if I told you earlier. I just want what's best for you,”That sounded like a whole lo

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3. LIVING UNDER HIS ROOF

LUELLA “Do you know each other?” Alpha Richard asked, looking between us.I stopped breathing. Like actually stopped, because the boy sitting right next to me, the same one who took pride in humiliating me just a few hours ago was staring at me like I was the inconvenience. And worse? He was my mother's boyfriend's son.Oh my God.I laughed. Not because it was funny, but if I didn't, I might actually scream at the universe for having a sick sense of humor.Do we know each other? That's rich from a man who made my mother change my school, just so I could fit into their worlds, but I bit back my tongue before I could say something I'd regret.“Unfortunately.”My mom nudged my leg under the table. “Luella.”“What?” I shot back quietly. First she brought me to a different city against my will, and now, I have to stay under the same roof with this asshole?“Luella,” she warned.Asher leaned, frowning slightly, but he didn't look much surprised. Did he know who I was earlier then?Richard

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4. FIRST LESSON

ASHERI knew exactly who she was the moment I laid my eyes on her. The girl who would compete with me for my father’s attention. Before I left for school this morning, my father had stopped me in the hallway for a ‘quick conversation’. I assumed it was about the upcoming Pack gathering. Those were the only things he usually bothered discussing with me.But the moment his smile faded, I knew something was wrong.“My woman and her daughter will be moving in with us.”Just like that. No warning, no discussion, and worse, he said it like it was already decided.My opinion clearly didn't matter, so I didn't give him one.I didn’t care about the woman. My father could marry whoever he wanted. We both knew the truth anyway. She’d only be there to warm his bed because his heart died the day my mother did.But bringing strangers into our home? Into our pack?That was different. It was unacceptable.From the moment my gaze locked with her curious one, I was determined to make life insufferabl

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5. WRONG ROOM.

LUELLAAsher stormed out of the room after his remark, and I couldn’t help but notice the way his jaw ticked as he stepped away. This was just the beginning. Just wait until I have my wolf and can fight you fair and square.“Sounds like a death wish. You stand no chance against his Alpha aura let alone a real fight.”“Such a buzz kill,” Sabrina snorted. She picked up her bag from the floor and ran after Asher like a little pet.I’ll have to put that bitch in her place one of these days.“Okay kids, the class is over,” the instructor announced, shaking his head slightly. The students groaned as they picked up their bags and left one by one. I pushed myself up, dusting the dirt on my uniform when the instructor broke the silence.“Miss Rivers?”I looked up to see that he was already staring at me.“Y-yes, sir.”“I know adjusting to a new environment is not always easy, but I’d lie low if I were you. Those kids are not people you can mess with. Their parents run the city, and as for you…

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All Chapters of DIRTY SECRETS: MY ALPHA STEPBROTHER IS MY MATE: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

I Didn't Belong.

2. HE'S MY STEPBROTHER.

3. LIVING UNDER HIS ROOF

4. FIRST LESSON

5. WRONG ROOM.