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A Night With My Stepbrother

Chapter 4 The Man in the Shadows

Word Count: 1132    |    Released on: 03/06/2025

to the VIP lounge felt li

he heat of watching eyes. Here, everything was quieter. Slower.

. Her heels were suddenly too loud on the carpe

done a pri

urity watching, babe. And you don't have to touch the

r Jenna

s gave her a wink and whispered, "You've got twe

aside, and Isabel

arm stretched casually over the top as if he owned the air itself. A low

e his eyes. But

ng. Wa

her throat dry.

dn't

t nee

-just slightly. A ge

knocked

with just enough uncertainty to keep the illusion. Every step closer made

't ogli

readi

more fluid. She climbed onto the edge of the platform in front of him, putting spac

bo

dr

asure just to

to see who she reall

, letting the ends of her hair b

er side of his thighs, teasing the proximi

th

moved to back awa

to t

of her, like he was tracing

was startling. Even wit

new,"

e-low, refined, with an acc

efore she could stop

t look

finding her rhythm. Her confidence sl

talk much

lis

the way he sat there-still, deliberate, untouchable-ma

what she imagined he wanted to see. Her breath hitched when she caught his g

er like he'd s

was imp

n tingled as i

nd when he leaned forward-but

r. Not

and sudden. Someth

her hands still on her own waist, her lips p

t reach

ight

like she was a mystery written in another language. And for t

lt...

e the others,"

er head. "Is

e said

vibration she couldn't shake even after she stepped bac

slow, sultry, rhythmic-but she was no longer

ng over one shoulder. She could feel his gaze like hands, trailing up th

th

to

gh

finge

e of her waist, an

l her down. H

without

body...

s knees now, closing the distance as if sleepwalking toward

in the dim light, the line of his m

tiful in the t

nse for that. T

was cap

his eyes were-too dark, too d

her like

r shoulder, brushing a strap

shaking,

e," she

, unspooling. She wasn't used to being the one seen. Not like this

me?" she asked, her

is expression shifted, the ghost of

he said. "Yo

blin

wn her arm, fingers brushing her w

-he pull

nt

ing, but u

ds planted carefully against his chest. The fabric of his shirt was smo

n't ki

dn't

et the weight of the mom

mouth opened to say somethin

his mouth just

ith me to my

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1 Chapter 1 Last Shift, Last Chance2 Chapter 2 Unwanted Reunions3 Chapter 3 One Night Only4 Chapter 4 The Man in the Shadows5 Chapter 5 Strangers and Champagne6 Chapter 6 A Promise and A Lie7 Chapter 7 Villa Aurelia, Sicily8 Chapter 8 Recognition and Rage9 Chapter 9 The Truth, Barely10 Chapter 10 Under The Same Roof11 Chapter 11 Shadows Between Us12 Chapter 12  The Pool Incident13 Chapter 13 You Don't Belong Here14 Chapter 14 A Game We Can't Stop Playing15 Chapter 15 Her Father's Eyes16 Chapter 16 The Yacht Party17 Chapter 17 Dripping Wet Secrets18 Chapter 18 The Rain Confession19 Chapter 19 A Room Without Rules20 Chapter 20 The Morning After Eyes21 Chapter 21 Forbidden22 Chapter 22 The Bet23 Chapter 23 Running Cold24 Chapter 24 Two Lines25 Chapter 25 Confession26 Chapter 26 Anonymous27 Chapter 27 Smoke and Screens28 Chapter 28 Torn Apart29 Chapter 29 Now You Know30 Chapter 30 Her Shadows31 Chapter 31 Exposure32 Chapter 32 Silent Accusations33 Chapter 33 Warpath34 Chapter 34 Shadows In The House35 Chapter 35 Half-Truths36 Chapter 36 The Ultrasound37 Chapter 37 The Betrayal Continues38 Chapter 38 Veins Of Poison39 Chapter 39 Surveillance40 Chapter 40 The Visit41 Chapter 41 Cold Threads42 Chapter 42 Truth Spills Ugly43 Chapter 43 Risking It All44 Chapter 44 Public Fire45 Chapter 45 What's Left Of Us46 Chapter 46 Echoes Of Her47 Chapter 47 Bloodlines48 Chapter 48 A Message From The Past49 Chapter 49 Backlash50 Chapter 50 Legal Lies51 Chapter 51 The Line Between52 Chapter 52 In The Sand