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Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 011.
RAYLA I came out of my hiding spot after both Jordan and Damien had left the family room. However, Mom was still seated in the same position when I made my entrance noticeable. Pretending like I just arrived, I looked around as if searching for something. "What's that all about? Are they fighting again?" "What do you think? See? This is one of the reasons why I urged you to reject him. That boy is nothing but trouble." She responded, standing up. "He had someone beat up some poor girls." My eyes snapped up to hers in disbelief but then I had to remind myself she didn't know the full context of the situation but still, I hated the way she was quick to paint Damien the villain. I know he wasn't an easy guy but to outright just make him the villain in a story she doesn't know the full context made me a bit disappointed in her. Not wanting to say or do anything that might make the situation worse, I nodded sorrowfully before making an exit. I quickly freshened up and after making su
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 012.
RAYLA My heart dropped when I came down for dinner only to see it was just Mom and Damien by the dining area. I haven't fully walked in yet, but I could feel the tension in the air. I looked around for Jordan, half expecting him to walk through the door any second from now but sadly, he didn’t. I pulled out a chair, glancing in Mom's direction as I sat down. "Where's Jenna and Alpha Jordan?" I asked her. "She retired early and Jordan is occupied with Alpha duties, he won't be joining us." She answered, smiling at me. Despite how tense the situation is, I was a bit surprised to find her in a good mood. Not wanting to do anything that would ruin that, I ignored Damien as well. "While we are still on the subject, we will be joining him at Moonshadow pack tomorrow night for some charity event, please be ready." She announced, breaking the uncomfortable silence. "I'll pass." Damien responded without heat and my eyes immediately snapped to Mom's. Her face set on a grimace immediately
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 013.
RAYLA The following morning, Damien didn't show up in the dining hall and when asking one of the servants about his whereabouts, she looked at me weirdly before answering that he left for school. Which made me a tad sad because I have gotten used to him waiting for me. Could he still be mad about last night? I wondered, stepping into the dining hall, I lost my appetite as I glanced at the empty space usually occupied by him. "Are you excited for the party, Rayla?" Jenna's little excited voice dragged my attention away from my sad thoughts. "Baby, it's not a party." I informed her. "It's a charity event, meaning it for a good cause, I don't think we can refer to it as a party. Where's Mom?" I inquired looking around for any sign of her. "I don't know." She shrugs, her eyes sparkling again once more. At that moment, she looked very much like my Mom. It still hurt to think that ever since we became a family with Damien and his dad, Mom hardly ever has time for me except it includes
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 014.
RAYLA I made it to the training court before the first bell rang with my weapons in hand. Each student was given the grace to at least train with two weapons and by the end of the first semester, students should have decided on one weapon to be their permanent fighting weapon. Unless you change your mind then you can change your weapon once you pass into another school year. Currently, I'm still torn between the crossbow and knife throwing. I stopped beside Kath as our new trainer finally decided to grace us with his presence. Despite the fact that I was still pretty much mad at him, my gaze wandered around the court for any sign of Damien. Usually anywhere you find Hunter, you are bound to see Damien right there and vice-versa but today was different, Hunter was present in class and Damien was nowhere to be found. Still looking around, I find Brandon watching me from where he stood. I quickly looked away, focusing my attention on what the new trainer was saying. "Today, we will
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 015.
RAYLA My day hasn't gotten any better by lunch break because people were still talking about it! I lost count of how many girls have spoken to me, asking for his contact. However, Kath seemed to be enjoying my misery because she kept laughing and giving me a questioning look. As we made our way towards the cafeteria to have lunch, I was a little behind because my phone vibrated in my pocket. I read over the text which is just Mom reminding me about the charity event. I put my phone away, startled when I felt someone pulled me away from my friends. Figuring out my abductor was Damien, I let him pull me into the studio room. "I thought we were ignoring each other?" I asked, turning around as a door opened behind me. "Hi Rayla." Hunter waved, walking right past us and out of the door. "You disappeared right after class." He states, instead of answering my questions."Oh? You were waiting around for me?" I retorted sarcastically, hating the fact that I was still getting flashbacks o
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 016.
RAYLA If I wasn't feeling so down already, that has now been achieved by the long line of people waiting at the cafeteria to get lunch. Maybe if I hadn't spent time worrying about the wrong things, we would have gotten here sooner. I looked at the time, a bit relieved to see we still had about an hour left before lunch is over. However, my friends didn't mind waiting in line which made me feel a bit better about our situation. "I hear she's a very skilled fighter." Was the first thing I heard when I decided to pay attention to what Fiona was excitedly going on about. "I can't believe she chose to be transferred here!" "Who?" I asked, moving forward with the line. "Donna." She answered without further information as if I should already know the person she was talking about. That's the problem, I had no idea who Donna was and the name doesn't ring any bells. Kath shook her head laughing. "Donna is the princess of Moonstone pack, she's like the first hybrid in decades. Her m
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 017.
RAYLA With my heart beating wildly against my chest, I met them halfway across the hallway, just outside of the Cafeteria. Fiona frowned as some students hurried out of the cafeteria, nearly shoving her out of the way. "Are you alright?" Asked Kath, her voice laced with concern. Out of everything I was expecting her to ask me, that didn't top the first twenty list which just made me feel more guilty. "Yeah, just Damien being Damien." I replied still feeling uncertain. "While I usually do not condone violence, Brandon totally deserved what he had coming. What's his deal anyway?" Fiona chided, I wasn't surprised to hear her say that, she never liked him anyway. "He has this notion that I belong to him even after he rejected me. Can we not talk about him please? I'm really hoping what happened here doesn't get to my Mom or Jordan, things are already tense at home... Which reminds me, do you guys want to help me get ready for the charity event?" I asked, changing the subject.
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 018.
RAYLA My lips parted as I tried to deny the words I knew deep down were true. But how could I not think that way when everyone around us sees us that way? It was the reality of things, no matter what we feel for each other, no matter how strong and real it felt, in the real world, it is frowned upon. However, I didn't get to deny or defend it because we were interrupted by a knock on the door. My eyes widened and I jumped away from him as reality finally checked in. I darted a nervous look at the door and back at Damien, who appeared unaffected by it. Ignoring him, I hurried towards the door, I tried to assure myself that nothing will happen as long as I don't let them come into my room. When I opened the door, I was expecting to see Mom there but to my relief, it was a servant. "Is there anything I can help you with?" I looked past her at the two familiar girls, standing some step away. "Fiona? Kath?" Another round of panic started again. "You may leave us, I'll take it fro
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Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 073.
RAYLA I snatched my wrist from his grasp without struggle because he let me go. I looked down at my bleeding tutor hoping he’s not dead. People were out of class and staring at us with wide eyes, him most especially, I guess there goes the idea of me trying to protect him! I tried to rush to the tutor but Damien dragged me back then proceeded to take me outside of the building. “Stop!” I screamed once we were out of the parking lot. “You can’t threatened my Mom and think that’s okay! What if that man loses his life? He was just trying to protect me!” I hissed as anger stir up inside me. “Whatever beef you have is between us, you don’t have to drag other people in it.”“Are you fucking with me Rayla?” His expression turned murderous. “Well I guess this should be a consolation that your mother is still breathing right now because of you! When my Dad got married to her, I didn’t like her but did I try to get in the way of their shitty relationship? No… if she tries to get in between mi
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 072.
RAYLA After Mom left, I turned to Ma, my gaze fixed on her accusingly. “You knew she was trying to get me back here, she went as far as blackmailing me and you let her?” I was disappointed, I thought she was on my side! Now the only family support I thought I had was slowly slipping away, I guess I deserve it for being such a shitty person. “You make it hard to defend you, both of you! The idea was for you to wait, I was going to talk to them but when I came later it was to find you gone. What were you thinking running off like that? Damien is the leader of a gang of rogues, do you have any idea the kind of danger you were putting yourself in?” She snapped at me, her tone filled with both anger and disappointment. “How was I supposed to defend you when you pulled a stunt like that?” “When has talking ever settled anything with them? You don’t get it do you? Ma, her blackmailing me here is proof enough that no amount of talking will achieve anything with them, it was why I chose to
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 071
RAYLA I stared at the alarm clock on the nightstand, wordlessly watching each second tickle by, my thoughts far away from me. The more minutes tickled by, the more aware of how many hours I had with Damien, who happens to be asleep. I swallowed the lump in my throat, blinking away from the alarm to look at the ceiling instead. I still felt a bit sore between my thighs, a constant reminder of what we did a few hours ago. My face heated at the memory, making me silently clear my throat as I stared out of the window, it was getting dark meaning it will be dawn soon. Slipping out of bed, I grabbed Damien’s shirt and slipped in on, looking down at the length to decide if it was okay for me to walk around in. Since I was heading downstairs where I’m bound to run into anyone, I decided to wear a skirt for added length before making my way downstairs. The place was almost empty except for a few servants going about their duties, I paused by the stairs landing. “Excuse me, do you have any
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 070.
RAYLA Looking at him hurts, as we lay down side by side on the bed, so I turned my face the other way, Mom’s words echoing in my mind. Killian would be so furious when he finds out but what was I supposed to do? Finding out he killed someone at the age of seventeen had not only left me stunned but speechless because then it also proved he has been living this double life for as young as the age of seventeen. There was a pause in my thought when I felt him pull me against his chest, cuddling me softly as our limbs tangled with one another. My eyes shut on their own accord as he buried his face into the hollow of my neck, sniffing me in a way that made me tickled. One of his hands splayed across my stomach, running his fingers on my flesh lazily. I didn’t want to lie here with my own thoughts while guilt ate me alive so, I said the first thing that came to mind when I opened my mouth. “So…your first time huh?” I teased, turning to face him now, my breath hitching against my throat wh
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 069.
RAYLA I stood outside the door, debating whether I should go inside or not. At the las minute, I decided it would be better to just leave him alone for the time being, I made my way back downstairs and still found Nyx in the same position I left her, except that she was sitting this time and munching on a cookie. “That was quick.” She remarked, not bothering to hide her amusement. I grit my teeth in anger,telling myself not to react because as much as I can’t stand her, I still needed her help to be able to get out of the pack due to the invisible force field she had around it. “You said the barrier will weaken tomorrow, is that correct?” I asked to be sure whether I’ll need her help with that or not. “Why? Going somewhere? Anyways the barrier won’t weaken until twelve in the morning.” She leaned closer. “You need my help.” She was quick to figure it out, possibly putting the piece together after my outburst earlier. “Isn’t that the reason you were employed? Although I don’t
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 068.
RAYLA Despite our teasing remarks when we were out on a walk that indicates we couldn’t wait to get back to the house and ravished each other. Instead we decided to play monopoly once we arrived back at the house which took a dark turn pretty quickly, bringing out both Damien and Hunter's competitive side. When they voted for a second round of the game, I sweetly declined and took a step back, telling them I prefer to watch instead. Nyx had taken it upon herself to call me every synonym of the word coward, my usual response was to ignore her but Damien had merely cast her a dark look, that made her shut up immediately. While they argue and yell at each other about the game, I was texting my friends in the group chat as they brought me up to date on what has been happening at school. Apparently Brandon was still being as bitter as the day I left, he goes around telling anyone who cares to listen that I ran away with my step-brother because our parents found out about us. The fa
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 067.
RAYLA I was surprised when I woke up the following morning and found Damien still sleeping, mainly because I wasn’t used to waking up in the morning and finding him there. The healer really knows her stuff because placing him on bed rest definitely forced him to relax. I slowly climbed out of bed so I didn't wake him up. Several minutes later when I emerged from the bathroom after brushing my teeth and doing my other business, he was still asleep. I went downstairs to have breakfast, Hunter was the only one present at the breakfast table when I walked in, I slumped down dejectedly on one of the empty seats. Words couldn’t describe how much I missed going to school, I missed hanging out with my friends and doing random stuff even though I never voiced it out to anyone, I mean what’s the point? Just because I made the decision to run away from home doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to miss it. I looked up upon hearing my name. “Did you say something?” I asked to be sure. “Yeah, I was as
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 066.
RAYLA It was night time before Damien finally woke up and was immediately moved to his bedroom. His wound had completely healed up by then but the healer still insisted he need to be on bed rest for another three days to which Hunter had made a joke about. It was half true though because we all knew he was going to hate the idea. Guilt was already eating me alive after I finished talking to Mom and she gave me three days max, the same number of days it will take for Damien to be out of bed rest and for Nyx magic barrier to weaken.“You can’t tell Damien that I asked our parents for help.” I begged, pulling him aside so Damien wouldn’t hear us. “At least wait until I’m out of here before you do, if he knows then he will never let me leave and I can’t go back on my word.” Hunter stared at me with his arms across his chest. “What did you do? And besides, I can’t keep something like that from him, if I don’t tell him, someone else will.” He pointed out. I brushed my hair away from my
Ensnared by my Possessive Stepbrother. 065.
RAYLA It has been more than two hours of not hearing any news about Damien’s condition after the healer slammed the door on our face. We stood outside her room, pacing around and waiting for news when one of the border guards hurried inside toward Hunter, a panicked look across his face. “Beta! There are more troops approaching the pack from the north!” He declared and I watched as Hunter’s face darkened. “More army? That can’t be good, Damien is in no condition to fight!” I rubbed my face, hoping it would smooth away the frustration crawling at my guts and yet again I was made to wonder why Damien chose this time to announce his pack knowing how many enemies they had but then I recalled he had mentioned not too long ago that the pack was running out of supplies. “There’s no need to worry Rayla, stay here in case the healer has some news, I’ll lead our army.” He informed me before taking his leave. “Wait!” Nyx called after him and then hurried to meet him halfway across the room.
