Stella’s P.O.V.Damn!I never knew that sex could be this addictive and satisfying.With Jade…No. No. I don’t want to think about him. I don’t want to ruin my best night by thinking about the person who cruelly shattered me.But, seriously tonight, I realised that there wasn’t any fault in me. It’s just that asshole didn’t know how to fuck properly. He always made me feel like there was a problem with my body.I was so stupid.God! I don’t want to think about him.I just only want to think about how Alex made me feel. I felt so complete when he was buried deep inside me.And he took out the best side of me which I didn’t know existed me. The bold side of me.The way he punished me when I got naughty—and to be honest, I got the best orgasms of my life. It was so intensely satisfying. My entire body was shuddering.God, just thinking about it makes me wet again.I never imagined I would get involved with my stepbrother. When we first met, he was so rude to me, and I didn’t like him at
Stella’s P.O.V.I cry out as Alex thrusts into me, slow and deep, his body pressed tightly against my back. His one hand squeezes my buttocks, the other kneads my breast while his lips move across my neck and shoulders, leaving warm kisses.God! It feels so good, like everything in my mind is melting away.All the thoughts that were tormenting me just minutes ago start to dissolve with every thrust. Right now, in this moment, there’s only us. I can’t deny the connection between us, even if I’m not ready to accept it.I turn my head, seeking his lips, and kiss him with everything I have. The kiss is hungry and desperate, our tongues tangling. We move together, our bodies finding a perfect rhythm, and soon we’re both on the edge.With his one last deep thrust, we explode together, our bodies trembling in sync. I’m lost in the sensation and in him. For a moment, I completely forget about everything else.But as the pleasure fades away, reality hits me. I know this is more than just sex.
Alex’s P.O.V.After Stella disappears into the bathroom, I grab a pair of shorts from the cupboard and quickly pull them on before dialing Sky back. I wait as it rings.He answers it with frustration. “Why the hell weren’t you picking up my calls?”“I was sleeping,” I reply, rubbing my forehead.“What? Aren’t you coming for match practice?”“No. Actually, Stella isn’t well. Her mom’s not around, so I’ve stuck here to look after her.” I say, trying to sound annoyed because I can’t let him doubt what’s really going on between us.Sky is my friend. It’s not like I don’t want to share what’s really going on between Stella and me, but I’m not sure how he’d react. To him, she’s my stepsister, a boundary that shouldn’t be crossed. But to me, she’s so much more—someone I’m starting to care about in a way I never expected.He falls silent for a moment before he responds, “Oh, Zoe told me about her ex. Alex, just... don’t be too hard on her, alright? She’s been through a lot.”Hard on her? Neve
Stella’s P.O.V.“Stella.” As I walk to my room, I stop as Alex calls me out.We’ve just returned from his beach villa.I know why he is calling me. He wants me to sleep with him. Even I want to, but I’m terrified.“Alex, I can’t sleep with you.” Without turning back, I respond before he can say anything.As he steps in front of me, I avoid looking at him.He gently holds my chin and pulls it up to make me look at him. “Stella, I know. You’re scared. But please let me take care of you. I know you can’t able to sleep alone.” His eyes are filled with honesty.I want to trust him, but I’m afraid to become a fool again. How do I explain him? “Please come to my room.” He requests and I can’t able to deny him.“Okay.” I nod.A small smile spreads across his face, and he presses his lips on my forehead. I close my eyes to feel his touch. It’s so soothing. Taking my hand in his, he takes me to his room.***Zoe: How’re you now? Sky told me you’re not fine.Me: I had a headache in the morning
Alex’s P.O.V.I return home in the evening after the match practice, worried for Stella. She went out with Zoe a few hours ago to purchase the gift for her mother’s birthday. Now she hasn’t been answering my calls, and when I called Zoe, she told me she had dropped Stella off a little while ago and mentioned she didn’t look well.I head straight to her room and knock firmly on the door. “Stella? Are you in there?”Silence.My heartbeat is accelerating. I just hope she is fine.I knock again, harder this time, but still no answer. Then I press my ear to the door, hoping to hear even the faintest sound, but there’s nothing.Anxiety begins to rise within me. I can’t stop feeling like something is wrong.Without thinking twice, I rush to my balcony, which connects to hers. I carefully cross over to hers, praying constantly to keep her fine. I hope she is just sleeping.I peer through the sliding glass door and my heart almost stops beating when I see her lying on the floor, unmoving.“Ste
Stella’s P.O.V.I sit in the warm water of the bathtub, and Alex sits right beside the tub, holding my hand.I look at him, still struggling to understand how Alex could love someone as broken as me. How can he love a woman who can barely hold herself together? Yet, here he is, his fingers entwined with mine, his gaze never wavering, filled with a tenderness I never thought anyone would have for me.He told me I fixed him. I seriously don’t understand when I did it.“Stella…” he calls me out, breaking the silence. “What happened at the jewellery store?”My hands tremble as I recall about the pendant and tears well up in my eyes. When will these painful memories stop affecting me? I fucking don’t want to cry for that bastard anymore.He places his one hand on my cheek and squeezes my hand with his other one. “Let it out, Flower,” he murmurs. “You’ll feel better.”Tears trickle down my cheeks as I begin telling him, my voice trembling. “I saw a woman purchasing the pendant which I purch
Alex’s P.O.V.“I need to leave now,” Sky says, slipping his phone back into his pocket.Before he got a call from Zoe, we were enjoying the pool game in the college recreation room. Today our basketball match ended early, and we couldn’t join the class midway, so we decided to play the game to pass the time.“What? I was winning from you for the first time.” I complain.Sky is perfect in almost everything and winning from him is hard, but today I was winning.He chuckles, shrugging into his jacket with a mischievous grin. “Guess it’s not your lucky day, man.”I roll my eyes, setting down my cue stick. “You’re just scared I’d actually beat you for once.”“Keep telling yourself that, Alex. Next time, I’ll crush you.”“Sure, keep dreaming,” I shoot back, feigning irritation.Sky slaps my shoulder before turning toward the door. “I’ll see you later.”“Go before Zoe starts calling again.”As soon as he leaves, I take my phone out and text Stella with a grin on my face.Me: What’s up?She i
Alex’s P.O.V.It’s Sunday morning, and I watch Stella sitting at the breakfast counter as she makes the cake for her mother because today is her birthday.I can gaze at her like this all day. Seriously, I can’t recognise the person I’ve become after falling in love with her. But I like myself. This love makes me feel alive and contented.She whisks the batter, glancing at me. “Don’t look at me like that, Alex?”“Why not?” I raise my brows at her.“Because you’re distracting me and we can’t do anything here. My mother and your father are at home, and they can catch us.”I smirk at her, leaning against the counter. “So my plan is working.”She shakes her head, trying to hide the hint of a smile, and focuses back on her mixing bowl. “Not in the kitchen, Alex. I’m serious. We’re not alone today.”“Not my fault.” I shrug, walking closer to her. “You’re looking irresistible right now,” I say, making her cheeks flush a little.She loves it when I compliment her.“Can’t you think about anythi
Alex’s P.O.V.“I love you more, Alex.”These words are like a lifeline, pulling me out of the storm I’ve been drowning in. I can hardly believe my ears. For so long, I’ve waited to hear those words from her lips.Suddenly, all my pain disappears, and the only thing I feel is immense satisfaction. Stella’s confession means so much to me. It means she is finally ready to give me her heart completely. She trusts me. She is giving love a second chance.I stop walking, frozen in the moment. All the darkness, the guilt, the fear—it’s still there, but her words make it bearable.I glance down at her in my arms. Did she really say it? Or is my mind playing tricks on me?Carefully, I lower her to the soft sand near the water, the waves lapping gently at the shore, their sound as peaceful as always.I cup her face in my hands, brushing her cheeks with my thumbs. “Say it again, Please, Stella. Say it again.” I request, fixing my eyes on her.Her eyes are filled with immense affection, and she sm
Stella’s P.O.V.“Please don’t regret for a second for killing that monster, Stella. You’ve freed your mother from the unbearable pain. You have no clue how relieved I am. Thank you.” My mom expresses her gratitude when I lie her down on the bed at night in one room of Alex’s beach house.After my mother was discharged, nobody wanted to return to the place where we used to live with that monster. My mom has so many painful memories tied to that house, and I killed the monster there. Alex didn’t want any of us to be anywhere near a place haunted by his memories. So he made the decision to bring us here instead.I tuck the blanket around Mom. I’m glad I gave her peace, but what about the weight I carry now? The monster is gone, but the trauma of killing someone is unbearable. And I can’t share it with anybody. Alex and Mom, both are dealing with their pain. How can I burden them with mine when they’re already struggling to heal?“Mom, you don’t need to thank me,” I respond, sitting on th
Alex’s P.O.V.The next morning, I’m still seated in the waiting room of the hospital. Stella and I spent the entire night here, though sleep was a stranger. The load of everything that’s happened is suffocating me. I’m still trying to digest that my father was a monster who caused suffering to Stella’s mother. It’s like a nightmare to me.“I can completely understand what you’re going through, Alex.” Sky breaks the silence. He sits beside me. Stella is with Zoe and Selena inside her mother’s room.I know he can feel my pain because, a few months ago, he also discovered the evil deeds of his father. Since then, he’s been working tirelessly day and night to become stronger than him so that he can put his father behind bars.I glance at him with sorrowful eyes. “How did you do it, Sky? I mean, how did you even begin to understand the fact that your own father was… like this? I don’t know how to move forward from here. You know I feel like I’m stuck, drowning in shame.”Sky leans forward,
Alex’s P.O.V.I feel so lost. Completely lost.When the doctor informed us about the condition of Stella’s mother, I felt like killing my father. How could he torture someone to this extent? Why couldn’t I ever see his true face?Before Stella’s mother, did he torture other women? Did he also hurt my mother?My chest tightens with immense pain as I sit outside Stella’s mother’s hospital room, lost in thought. How can I face Olivia, knowing that I carry the blood of the man who hurt her? How am I supposed to promise her I’ll keep Stella safe when my father inflicted so much pain on her? Will she ever be able to trust me?I stare at the floor, fists clenched, and try to steady my breathing. Thoughts revolve endlessly around my mind: Did I somehow miss the signs? Have I been blind to my father’s true nature all my life?The truth is, I don’t know who he is anymore. I don’t know who I am anymore. And worse, I don’t know how I’ll prove to Olivia that I’m not like my father—that I would rat
Stella’s P.O.V.I sit with Alex in the waiting room as the doctor treats our parents. Alex has been completely silent since I told him the truth about his father. That truth has shaken him deeply.On one hand, my heart aches for him, and on the other, for my mother, who has been suffering for who knows how long. Why did God make her endure the same pain she had in the past? Why didn’t she tell me?Alex’s hands are clenched tightly in his lap, and his jaw is tense, as though he’s fighting an internal battle. I can’t blame him. He would have never imagined his father would be a monster.This entire ordeal has taken so much out of both of us. But for Alex, I know it’s different. His world has been turned upside down in a way I can’t even begin to imagine.I glance at him, his face pale and his eyes distant, as if he’s locked away somewhere I can’t reach. The person sitting next to me looks so lost, like a stranger who endured a painful truth he never expected to face. This is a side of A
Alex’s P.O.V.As I sit in my car, waiting for Stella to return, my watch suddenly begins beeping.Damn it!Something is wrong with Stella.Without a second thought, I jump out of the car and rush inside, my mind spinning with worry. I keep praying in my mind that she’s alright.I head straight to her room, but she’s not there. I check everywhere—the bathroom, the balcony—but she’s nowhere in sight. The constant beeping from my watch only makes my heartbeat race with anxiety.What happened to her? She looked so happy when she walked into the house. How could things go wrong in just a few minutes?“Stella…” Desperately, I call her name as I step out of her room, but there’s no response.When I reach the door of her mother’s room, I stop, noticing Stella’s bag lying on the floor just outside.I wonder what her bag is doing here.Then I push the door open and step inside. My eyes widen in shock as I take in the scene. Stella is sitting, hugging her mother tightly, and both of them are cry
Stella’s P.O.V. "Can we have the same sandwich we had last time, please?" I ask as he opens my door and I step out. “No.” He denies it, shutting the door close. I look at him in shock. “Why?” He lets out a laugh, tapping my nose. "I was just kidding, Stella. Of course, we can have that sandwich. Today, whatever you want, we'll do. It's your day, my love." “Who could’ve thought that the Mr Grumpy would get so sweet one day.” I pull his cheeks, causing him to chuckle. “Now I’m yours Mr NMG.” He leans in and pecks on my cheek, making me grin. Then we head inside and eat sandwiches from the stall. My birthday is already going so amazingly. First, I woke up to my room decorated with so many gifts—it felt like a dream. And now, these delicious sandwiches! Wow! As we finish our sandwiches, Alex takes my hand and guides me towards the ice rink. When we enter, I notice something unusual—the entire rink is completely empty. My face falls as I glance around, thinking that the rink m
Alex’s P.O.V.“Anyway, what were you doing in the mall?” I question, glancing at Stella, who is sitting in the passenger seat beside me as I drive us back home.“Actually, I’ve also planned something for my birthday.”My eyes widen in surprise at her words. “What? Why didn’t you tell me?”“Because it was a surprise for you, Alex.” She pouts at me.I shake my head in disbelief. “You’re planning something for me on your birthday? Unbelievable.”“You deserve it.” She locks her eyes filled with profound love on me. “You’ve done so much for me, Alex. I want this birthday to be about us.”I glance over, feeling like I’m falling for her all over again. “You know, you’re amazing.”She reaches over and squeezes my hand. “Then just wait. Tomorrow will be unforgettable—for both of us. And you won’t stop praising me.”“I’m quite excited now. But what about the surprise I’ve planned for you?” I raise my brows at her.“Your surprise?” She taps her finger on her chin thoughtfully, which brings a smi
Alex’s P.O.V.I end the call and grip my phone tightly. All I wanted was to surprise Stella for her birthday. But now, I’ve hurt her when I meant to make her feel special.I hurry toward the parking lot, my heart pounding with worry.Shit! I shouldn’t have lied to her. The betrayal of her ex-boyfriend has left deep scars on her which take time to heal. She is trying so hard to move on and give a second chance to love. And now, because of my lie, she’s reliving that pain.I’m such an idiot.As I reach the parking lot, I spot her near her car. She’s standing there, her arms wrapped around herself, her eyes moist. She looks small and vulnerable. My heart aches at the sight.I just rush towards her and embrace her tightly into my arms. “I’m so fucking sorry, Flower. Trust me, I had no intention of hurting you.” I apologise, pulling her closer to me.“I trust you, Alex. In fact, I’m sorry for doubting you in the first place.”A smile flashes across my face at her words, and I pull her back