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ACCIDENT

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last update Terakhir Diperbarui: 2024-09-27 23:23:24

The words didn’t register at first. My brain struggled to process what he was saying.

‘An accident?’ I blinked, staring at him as if waiting for some sort of clarification, but none came.

All I could hear was the blood rushing in my ears, muffling the room around me, warping everything into an echo. The furniture, the walls, everything seemed to blur as I stared blankly at Caspian, waiting for him to correct himself, to explain that it wasn’t what I thought. That it wasn’t as bad as it sounded.

‘Dad... in an accident? But how? How? What accident?” my mind latched onto the last text I had received from him, just a few hours ago. He was fine. He was fine the whole time as he kept sending me all those nasty messages. I remembered staring at my phone earlier, his messages still fresh. There wasn’t a hint of trouble or danger. He was okay then, so how could everything change in just a few hours?

“What?” I finally managed, my voice barely above a whisper. The word came out strangled, as
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    The weight of everything bore down on me as I stood in that room, surrounded by faces that looked at me with concern and sympathy, but I felt utterly alone. The rush of emotions—fear, anger, guilt—swirled inside me, making it hard to breathe. I was furious at my dad for everything he'd put me through, for the cruel words, for abandoning me, and yet the thought of him lying there, possibly dying, filled me with a kind of dread that swallowed every other feeling. “Do you… need water?” Harry asked standing next to me, cutting the awkward silence. “Or anything?” “No, thank you. I am fine,” I replied, trying not to get annoyed at him. “I don't need anything right.” “You are not fine, Kat.” He was sincere with his words but I didn't like the way he was looking at me. “What happened with your father is bad, I understand, but you need to look after yourself too.” “I'm not the one in the hospital. I'm doing perfectly fine here.” “Okay, Harry stop,” Dev said, trying to hold back the

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-09-28
  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    MOM

    MomThe caller ID read and I stared at the screen, my heart pounding louder than the ringing of the phone. My fingers were shaking and eyes burning from crying. The word ‘Mom’ flashed in front of my eyes, a reminder of the past that I could never escape. I hesitated for a second before picking it up, feeling a mix of confusion and dread. The last thing I wanted right now was more tension, but I knew I couldn't escape it. My throat tightened as I pressed the answer button, barely able to speak. “Hello?” I said, pressing the phone to my ear. My voice came out weaker than I intended. “Katherine,” my mom’s voice came through, soft at first. It was different—less cold than I remembered. There was a slight tremble, as if she was unsure of what she was going to say. “Derek told me about your dad. I just wanted to make sure you’re okay.”Her tone was surprisingly gentle, and for a brief moment, I felt a flicker of comfort. Maybe, just maybe, this conversation wouldn’t spiral into something

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-09-29
  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    PLANE

    The plane hummed quietly beneath us as we soared through the night sky. The world outside the window was shrouded in darkness, just like my thoughts, with only the faint twinkling of stars to remind me that there was still life out there, somewhere. I stared out the small window, but my mind was far away from the present—lost in a sea of tangled thoughts and distant memories. “Don't worry, everything is going to be absolutely fine,” Lucas tried to convince me. He was sitting on the seat next to me, holding my hand in his hand. “I talked to dad before boarding the plane. Robert was out of the operation theatre. He is doing okay. He will probably be awake by the time we reach London.” “I know, mom texted me earlier,” I said quietly, letting him hold my hand. I needed some human contact to remind me I wasn't alone. He sighed as I continued, “I just… I need to see him with my own eyes to convince my heart that he is really fine.” “I understand,” Lucas said, sinking into his seat to

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  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    HOSPITAL

    The car sped through the dimly lit streets of London, rain gently pattering against the windows. The city I once knew, with its familiar landmarks and winding roads, had transformed. It felt like a distant memory, a place that had once been home but now felt like a foreign place. I pressed my face to the window, the fog of my breath misting the glass as I watched the blur of lights and shadows pass by. Beside me, Lucas stretched his arms over his head, groaning softly as he blinked the sleep from his eyes. “How long was I out?” he mumbled, still half-asleep. “The whole flight,” I said, smirking. “You didn’t miss much, though. We just flew across an ocean.” Lucas chuckled, his laughter lightening the tension in the car for a brief moment. He turned to Caspian, who was seated on my other side, his expression unreadable. “You get any sleep?” Lucas asked, clumsily moving to sit properly. Caspian shrugged, his gaze still focused out the window. “Just a little,” he said quietly. His

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-09-29
  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    DOCTOR

    Hours later, I found myself sitting in a chair outside the ICU, the cold sterility of the hospital seeping into my bones. The exhaustion had finally caught up with me, my body heavy, my mind weighed down by the swirl of emotions and sleepless hours. The low hum of hospital equipment and the occasional shuffle of nurses seemed to meld with the soft buzz of fluorescent lights overhead.“Miss, you need anything to eat?” Simon asked as the sun started to peek through the horizon. Caspian sat next to me, his posture stiff but eyes closed, as if he were trying to rest but couldn’t truly relax. His hands were folded neatly in his lap, and though his face was expressionless, I could see the tension in his shoulders. I shook my head, “No, I'm fine, I am not hungry. I ate on my way to the airport in the States.” “Okay.” Lucas was on the other side of Caspian, flipping through a magazine, though I knew he wasn’t really reading it. His foot tapped lightly on the floor in an unspoken rhythm, a

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-09-29
  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    DAD

    The doctor's words brought a wave of relief that washed over me, so sudden and overwhelming that for a moment, I couldn’t breathe. My father was stable—he was going to wake up. The tension in my chest loosened just slightly, though the knots of anxiety and uncertainty still lingered. “Thank you, doctor, for saving my father. I will always be thankful to you,” I said, and the doctor smiled warmly at me. “Thank you so much.” “You don't have to thank me, I was doing my job,” the doctor said, checking the papers in his hand. “Though you need to look after you dad from now on. He can't lift anything heavy for at least four months and needs some physiotherapy sessions. Try to keep him away from doing any physical activity that needs a lot of strength.” “Okay, I will make sure that he is taking care of himself, and not doing something that could hurt him,” Harry said, turning the conversation away from me and towards himself. “I will take care of him and all his needs. Thank you doc

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-09-30
  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    TWO LINES

    The sterile scent of the hospital room felt overwhelming, even more so now that we had moved from the ICU to a private room. The dim lights cast soft shadows across the floor, making the space seem both more intimate and somehow heavier. “I’m glad you’re here,” dad said softly, his voice filled with sincerity and love. “I love you, my Kat. I love you a lot.” With just those two lines all the uncertainty and fear I had in my heart washed away in a blink of an eye. He was glad I was there. He wasn't angry at me for the text I sent him. He didn't ask me to leave, so that he could be alone with Harry. He said he loved me. Harry’s body tensed immediately, and I could feel his gaze burning into the side of my face. I didn’t need to look at him to know he was glaring, furious that dad had noticed me first. Dad stil hadn't noticed him, his eyes were on just me. “I-I love you too, dad. I love you so much.” My eyes started to fill with tears and no matter how much I tried to control the

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-09-30
  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    KISS OR CONFESSION

    The cool air from the air conditioner welcomed me as I stepped out of the bathroom, towel wrapped around me. My hair was still damp from the shower and the air felt cold against my skin. The tension from the long day at the hospital clung to me like a second skin, but the warm water had helped wash away some of the exhaustion. For now, at least. After the shower, I expected to have a few minutes to myself, but as I walked into the room, I found Lucas sprawled across the bed, his head propped up on one hand as he stared at the ceiling. He was lost in his thoughts and didn't even notice me. I paused mid-step, raising an eyebrow at him. “Really?” I asked, shaking my head in mock exasperation. He turned his head toward me, a lazy grin spreading across his face when he looked at me. “What? Just getting comfortable. Long day, you know? And I don't mind the view.” I rolled my eyes, heading toward where my bag was thrown in the corner. “You’re in my bed, Lucas. I am pretty sure, C

    Terakhir Diperbarui : 2024-09-30

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  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    GOOD MAN

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  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    CASPIAN'S POV: Part 8

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  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    RISKY BUT FLAWLESS

    Silence filled the room as Lucas finally exhaled and nodded in agreement with Caspian. “I don’t like this plan,” he admitted truthfully, rubbing his temples. I knew it was a hard decision for him because he did blame Derek for the things that were happening to the family. And neither of us could disagree with him. We knew he was right, but the actual issue was Derek's safety. “But… I don’t want Dad in prison with Alaric either. You are right, Alaric would make friends inside if he didn't already have one.”“Not just Alaric, the politicians and businessmen whose names are on the list would also try to have Dad killed,” Harry added, scratching his head. “You know the legal system of our country, one can pay to get anything done. We have to find a solution for them too.”“True, they are going to be troublesome in the future,” Neel agreed with Harry, bringing another pressing matter in front of our eyes. They made many new enemies in order to get rid of Alaric from their lives. “We have

  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    FAKE PASSPORT

    By the time we arrived at the safe house, exhaustion and anxiety had settled deep into my bones. The thing we dreaded for so long finally happened and there was no taking it back. Mom confessed, Matthew showed the cops a file about money laundering and fake charities and officially lodged a complaint against Alaric. We did everything we could have done, there wasn't anything else in our hand. It was now on the cops and Matthew to move things forward. All we could do was wait for the things to unfold and hope they would go how we wanted them, and not in the opposite direction. The drive from the police station had been quiet, aside from Caspian’s occasional instructions about what needed to be done next. It was the same old thing, but I knew he was terrified and needed to say it, so I played along and kept nodding my head whenever he looked at me. My mom was in the back seat, staring out of the window, lost in her own thoughts after everything that had transpired that morning. Even

  • My 7 Deadly Stepbrothers    SERGEANT GRAYSON

    Before I could wrap my head around it all, the car stopped and we were in the parking lot of the police station. It was nothing like I expected. The inside was sterile, buzzing with incoherent movement. Officers moved briskly through the halls with a serious expression on their faces. Not a smile or light-hearted conversations like they showed in those TV shows. Phones rang in the background, and the permanent smell of coffee and printer ink lingered in the air.We approached the front desk, where a uniformed officer looked up at us. She was middle-aged, and her dark brown hair was tied in a tight bun. Her eyes flicked over the three of us before settling on my mom.“Can I help you?” she asked, trying not to come off as intermediating, seeing the fear in mom's eyes. “I-I need to speak with Sergeant Grayson,” she was able to speak out. “It’s about Derek Salvatore’s case. It's important and quite urgent.”The officer’s eyes sharpened slightly, but she nodded her head. “Do you have an

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