All Chapters of HELLO, STEPBROTHER: Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

LINDA'S POV Being the hottest and most popular girl back then in high school hadn't come as it easily as it seemed. If you've read my accounts by now, you can tell that I can be very resilient, and courageous too—never batting an eyelid in the face of challenges. All I wanted in life, I got.No questions asked. I had not been that way in middle school at all. In fact, the charismatic, charming Linda Groban hadn't existed at all. Everything you see now, was made by me. I made myself who I wanted to be, even when the odds were not in my favour. . Back then I was this ugly fat kid who was always bullied by he

OLIVIA'S POV I was still shaken up as I read the latest letter from Linda. The threats were escalating, and this one was the most menacing yet. "Cut ties with Dante, or suffer a fate worse than death." It was ridiculous, of course - Dante was my stepbrother, and I had done nothing wrong. But the letter was meant to intimidate me, and sure enough, it was working. I made sure to always show the letters to Dante, "I know you said you didn't want to, but I believe the police can handle this better than we can. We need to go to the police," he said, his voice firm. "It really is getting out of hand." I sighed and nodded in agreement. We had tried to handle it on our own, but it was clear that Linda was not going to stop. We needed help. 

OLIVIA'S POV“Is this seat taken?” Mark asked, then without waiting for a response, sat beside me.“Uh…sure.” I replied a few seconds too late.Things had been going well at my club and even though I was now officially the nerd flock, I couldn't care less. We had auditioned a few recruits last week and one of them in particular, had stood out from the rest. Mark Styles. He had charmed the socks off Mrs Shelly and the entire club. He didn't seem like the kind you would find in a college glee club, yet there he was. He didn't seem like the kind who would be remotely interested in me, but surprisingly, he was.He smiled at me as we watched Sophia and Diana sing a deconstructed version of “The boy is mine”. I blushed under his gaze and averted my eyes. “Have you gone through the set list?” He asked looking through some papers.“What?”He stared at me meaningfully and repeated, “The set list?”“Oh…yeah! I have…”He smiled brightly, “Isn’t it amazing that we were both paired to take two d

Olivia's POV Regionals was this Saturday and I was feeling pumped. Mrs Shelly was drilling us so much that I felt that she would combust one day due to her pregnancy. I wanted to make her proud, I wanted to make my club and everyone proud.  I know it was a lot of pressure but much needed. I had been on a no-talk routine to preserve my voice for the big day, but it was never going to work, with a roommate like mine. Thankfully, I would be moving out to better lodgings. I was moving in with Sophia at her dorm. It was super exciting for me. It also looked like my no-talking rule wouldn't work there either because Sophia liked to have a roommate she could talk to and I wouldn't make it easier with my ‘load of nonsense'. She didn't believe that not talking was a way I could stay to preserve

OLIVIA'S POV Mark was a great guy, always making sure I was happy and cared for. He was interested in everything I was interested in. He wanted to support my dreams. He was too perfect that I could not find any fault in him at all.  But the truth was, I didn't love him. My feelings for Dante were still strong, all-consuming. I felt like I was betraying Mark by being with him when my heart belonged to someone else. As I lay in bed, I thought about how I hadn't told Alicia about Mark yet. She was my best friend, my confidante. If I really saw Mark as a significant part of my life, I would have told her about him by now. But I hadn't, and that realization made me feel even more guilty. Just then, my phone rang. It