Tallulah's POV I tried to stop the tears from trickling down my face when I found Marcus having an intimate moment with Trisha. I couldn't understand why my heart was hurting from seeing the two of them together. It was my subconsciousness lying to me, telling me he was the love of my life, and now, he had cheated on me. But the words that sprung from their entangled bodies brought my mind back to the real world.“Isn't that your stepsister? Why is she just staring? Tell her to leave for goodness sake.” Trisha spat, covering her party exposed body still clad in her bra and pants.She was right. I was his stepsister. So why was I standing here in shock with tears streaming down my face like a wife who had caught her husband in the middle of his infidelity. Without wasting another second, I bolted for the stairs, afraid that if I ran into my room, he would follow. ‘Would he? I don't think so.’He'd probably proceed to fuck her while I cry out my eyes into my bed. But just to be safe,
Marcus POV I swiftly pulled up my zipper and rushed at the door which Tallulah left open. I couldn't believe I had let her see me with Trisha, knowing how much it would hurt her. It was even worse now that she was drunk, with tears streaming uncontrollably down her pale face.I bobbed my head to the right side of the hallway, but it seemed like she had gone downstairs. A part of me was tempted to follow her even though I was bare-chested. It wasn't too late apologize since I hadn't fucked Trisha yet, was it? Maybe now was the right time to put an end to our intimacy.I was still busy in my thoughts as I stood at the door when I felt a hand rest upon my shoulder. Then I tilted my head to see Trisha behind me, the sight of her boobs-inflated bra bracing my view.“What's wrong, Marc?” She asked. “Why did she look so upset?”Fuck! That's true. No one else knew that I and Tallulah were together because we were step-siblings, living under the same roof.I swallowed, composing my emotions.
Marcus’ POV_Some Minutes Ago_“How about we just go straight to the point?” She whispered.I felt her hand grab my shirt, and she pulled me into her, my hands lifting to grab those soft mounds I had long admired.We were lost in our kisses and touches, and I was sure that in a couple of minutes, we would both lose our clothes and bodies to the wave of lust overshadowing our minds.Our kissing sound stopped when I pulled back a little from her face. I peered into her eyes which fell open.“Do you wanna… go to my room?” I asked.She paused, then shook her head with a smirk playing on her face.“No. Let's do it here, on your Dad's desk, surrounded by expensive books.” I felt her hands grab my chins and her lips crashed against mine, her tongue spearing right into my mouth. But after some seconds, she pulled back, her shallow breaths messing with her voice“Do you have a condom?” She asked.I nodded, then sucked in a rush of air.“I do, but it's in my room.” I voiced, throwing a thumb o
Tallulah's POV Beside me at the edge of the bed sat my mother with her hand still held against her stomach. I shuddered when the back of my hand touched her neck, feeling her temperature which burned like a furnace. Her pulse was a series of quick thumps, her entire body quivered, and her breaths were shallow like she was having a panic attack. What the fuck did Derrick do to her?“We'll all go.” Kathie said.Derrick and Trisha began moving out of the room after their announcement, and that drove me crazy. I didn't have enough of a chance to complete my act of vengeance for what he attempted to do to my mom, and worse, he didn't even show remorse after I had stopped him. I rose from where I sat, the infuriating thoughts threatening to consume me.“He's going nowhere.” I snapped.“Not until I call the police and report him for attempted sexual assault.”They all stared at me in shock, their eyes shifting back to Derrick who now had a look of shame creeping into his expression. I was
Tallulah's POVTrisha snapped, charging towards me, but Marcus held her back again.“Let her come.” I taunted, trying to get past Marcus.But the muscular creature turned sideways, his both hands pushing against us so we remained apart. “Enough!!” He screamed.His breaths had become a series of ragged messes from separating our fight, but what caught my attention was the way he glared at me when he said that word. His raging eyes were still fixed on me even after I had stopped pushing against him.“What the fuck is wrong with you Lula?!” He spat. “I thought I just told you to let go of it.”I froze at first, staring at him with obvious shock written over my expression. My surprise was slowly turning into anger when I remembered that I also had an unsettled issue with him. I felt Kathie's fingers curl around my arm in a gentle grip as she got closer to me.“Just leave it be Lula.” She voiced. “I think he's had enough.”Kathie's voice was quite soothing, but not convincing enough to m
Tallulah's POVMrs Zoey's eyes shifted and fell to the box, placing the bottle of pills back into it. She also proceeded to arrange all the other drugs and tools in a neat manner.I waited for her to answer, determined not to let my mom ingest the drugs into her system until I knew what it was. Even if I did know what was in those pills, I still wasn't sure if I'd let her have it. Not after knowing Marcus had something to do with the prescription.She sighed.“It's just some Xanax to suppress her nervous system.” She said,I was no medical student so I stared at her with my brows raised. “I still don't understand what that means.” I replied.“It's sedatives. It'll put her to sleep in a few seconds. After that, we can observe to see if the pain still continues by tomorrow morning.” She stated“It's like a reboot.” She added.I was still biased due to her sudden change in treatment. My eyes squinted, recalling what she had said some minutes ago.“Uhm, I thought you said something about
Marcus’ POV My plan to get Derrick to hook up with Lillian had blown up like an atomic bomb, and now, the smoke from the explosion had filled the entire room, threatening to choke me. I immediately created countermeasures to keep my secret hidden, but it was beginning to seem like everything and everyone was against me. It was as if they already knew. First of all it was Kathie and Trisha who suggested that we go to the hospital. I managed to come up with a believable excuse why they shouldn't do that and I also sent for a maid to treat them here. Mrs Zoey, who was my way of solving the problem, had become a whole new problem on her own. She wouldn't stop blabbing about how we need to go to the hospital to conduct blood tests. It was even worse when she confirmed to Tallulah that the medical personnels would still be available by this time. All she had to do is give her the damn pills and leave for goodness sake. I had to excuse her out of the room and tell her to give Lilian som
Marcus’ POV “Dad’s room's pretty messed up.” Kathie said, leaning against the door post with folded arms.Her voice made my heart skip a beat. Where did she come from?I regained my composure, pretending to be standing at the center of the room, doing nothing suspicious.“Yeah, it is.” She took precise strides into the room to observe the mess, and I also followed to do the same. I stood beside her, my eyes trailing down to the champagne coating the floor, tracing down to the tiles underneath the bed.She sighed.“I knew this party was a bad idea.” She stated.“I still can't believe your classmate would do something like that. And now, Miss Lillian’s hurt from what happened between them.”I felt a wave of guilt wash over me because I knew I had something to do with it. Wait, let me rephrase that; the whole thing was my doing. My stupid instincts had developed into evil thoughts, pushing me to do crazy things, to the point where I paid Derrick to seduce her after having her drink a p
Marcus’ POVMy mind wandered about, trying to imagine why she wasn't taking her calls, considering the fact that it was already 9am and the carteen must have served her dinner an hour ago which would have given her enough time to be in her room at this hour. I dialed the number over and over again, but it was still the same result. The series of dial tone beeps on and on until the call was cut. The only two reasons I could think of was either she was asleep or she just didn't want to talk to me. But both reasons seemed strange due to the fact that I knew Tallulah never slept early nor would she want to avoid speaking to me. We hadn't gotten into any dispute lately, and most importantly, the last time we parted after she strode into her dorm, her chins were flushed against her will with a warm smile across her lips. I could feel a smirk creeping across my lips as I thought of how perfect she looked as she walked away into the girl's dormitory with her box trailing behind her. Even t
Marcus' POVThe sight of the other students lifting their hands to answer questions, and the sound of their voice as they did so enthusiastically gave me irks. It reminded me of the first year of school when I had been like them, doing all I can to stay relevant and loved by the lecturers. After a while, I saw the real pictures and realized that it was all unnecessary since it only mattered if the exams and tests were passed properly.Most of the students in my department were men who were advanced in age, some even as old as my father. They must've come to take the course just like my father made me do because they needed the certificate for a job they wanted. The thought of how long I was going to have to deal with this unending circle of classes, tests, and exams annoyed me deeply. Not just a week or a month, six whole months which would probably rob me of my mind before I was halfway through it.I thought of just leaving and spending the rest of the session hanging out with some
Lililan's POVThe sight of the three siblings, Tallulah, Marcus and Kathie leaving the house in the sparkling Ferrari threw my mind into tides of thoughts as I wondered how their school would be like and how they would cope now that they would be away from home during the weekends. I wasn't that worried about Marcus since he had already been in school for four years, graduating with a perfect grade. My concern was about the girls, Kathie and Lula. Before I graduated highschool, I had met Tallulah's father and had the affair with him that changed my life forever. My dream of going to college to study a course which would help me do what I loved was destroyed with the sight of that strange but handsome fellow. When I found out I was pregnant and was far from the prevention stage, I kept the secret away from my grandmother who I loved since I had lost my parents when I was just ten years old. Life was already rough for us since she and my uncle struggled to pay the fees and afford my e
Kathie's POV The days blurred together in a whirlwind of lectures, assignments, and the steady rhythm of Bella's presence in our dorm room. Each evening brought a quiet routine: Bella engrossed in her coding projects, me buried in textbooks, both of us occasionally exchanging brief words or glances that seemed to convey more than what was spoken aloud.One particularly exhausting Friday afternoon, after a marathon of classes, I returned to our room feeling drained. Bella was already there, as usual, her focus intent on her laptop screen. I flopped down on my bed, staring up at the ceiling with a sigh."You look beat," Bella remarked, her voice breaking the silence. She glanced over at me with a mixture of concern and curiosity.I managed a weak smile. "Yeah, these lectures are really taking it out of me."Bella nodded sympathetically. "I get it. Want me to make some tea again? It might help you unwind."I hesitated for a moment, touched by her thoughtfulness. "Actually, that sounds p
83. Kathie's POVThe following days of lectures came in a rush, each day filled with two or more lectures which lasted two hours each. There was so much information to take in as the lectures did their best to make sure that everyone understood what they were teaching. I knew it wasn't this way in other colleges. I heard from my friends that their lectures don't even bother to come to classes most times, and when they did, they taught their courses to a class of over two hundred students, not caring if the students understood what they taught or not. I wouldn't blame them though, imagine having to make each of those hundreds of students understand each lecture. It would be exhausting. The only suffocating thing about this school was my new roommate, Bella Terrace. I wouldn't exactly use the word ‘suffocating’ due to the fact that it was a sweet kind of uneasiness I felt whenever she was present in the room. Most of the time, she was always on her PC, typing quickly in a manner that
Tallulah's POV One afternoon, as we sat under the shade of a large oak tree near the campus pond, Connor brought up his plans for the upcoming semester break. "I was thinking of visiting my family back home," he said, twirling a blade of grass between his fingers. "It's been a while since I've seen them, and I miss them.""That sounds nice," I replied, watching the sunlight filter through the leaves above us. "Do you go home often?"He shook his head, a wistful smile on his face. "Not as often as I'd like. My family lives a few hours away, so it's not always easy to make the trip."I nodded sympathetically, understanding the challenges of balancing university life with family obligations. "I hope you get to see them soon," I said sincerely. "Family time is important."Connor's expression softened. "What about you, Tallulah? Any plans for the break?"I shrugged, unsure of how to answer. "I haven't really thought about it. Maybe I'll visit my parents for a few days.""Sounds like a goo
Tallulah's POVI couldn't help but check my makeup over and over again on my phone's screen as I stood at the university's bustling cafeteria, nervously scanning the room for Connor. We had agreed to meet here for coffee, and despite my initial reservations, I was determined to approach this with an open mind. It wouldn't be fare to write him off just because of his looks which made him look like a dangerous gangster. The sight of him sitting across the room at he extreme end had taking large breaths as I prepared myself to meet him. Spotting him at a corner table, I made my way over, my heel slapping against thw tlles as i maintained the posture wuth a warmth on my face that resonated wjgh my burning chest.Connor looked up as I approached, his face breaking into a warm smile. "Hey, Tallulah! Glad you could make it," he greeted, gesturing for me to take a seat across from him."Hey, Connor," I replied, returning his smile as I settled into the chair. The aroma of freshly brewed coff
Tallulah's POV Connor’s invitation caught me off guard. I hesitated for a moment, unsure how to respond. He seemed sincere, but after everything with Marcus, I wasn’t sure diving into something new was a good idea. Yet, there was a curiosity tugging at me, urging me to step out of my comfort zone.“Um, sure,” I finally replied, trying to sound casual despite the flutter in my chest. “Coffee sounds nice. But as I said earlier, I'm not interested in seeing anyone right now, so I'll have to decline. I'm sorry.”The silence followed my rejection, my heart pacing firm each second that passed, not knowing what to expect from the latter.“That's alright. He voiced, breaking the silence. And as I said, I just want us to be friends, nothing intense. So we can still have coffee tomorrow to get to know each other.”“I'm sorry. I'll be occupied tomorrow.”“When will you be free?” He asked, almost immediately.It seemed like he wasn't willing to back down to the extent where he had begun to lie
Tallulah's POVThe calmness in the air was quite palatable, bringing me relief as I stared into his expression filled with remorse. I admired his bravery, not afraid to stand his ground regardless of who was against him, as long as protecting me was involved. After a few seconds of staring, he shrugged lightly, his eyes shooting at the car.“So, are you going to drive off, or not?” he asked, my brows rising in confusion.My fingers felt the keys in my palms, realizing that he had given me his car keys a moment ago. I was beginning to remember the conversation we were having about me taking his car while he walked to my dorm, and I had also remembered my firm resolve not to let him off easily.“Are you sure you want to hand the love of your life over to me?” I asked, earning a chuckle from his lips.He snickered. “Come on, Lula. We both know you're the love of my life. That car is just a substitute now that you're my step sister.”I found the joke awkward rather than funny, but I smile