All Chapters of STEP BROTHER DEAREST: Chapter 1 - Chapter 5

Arielle"Happy sixth married life!" I raised my glass in the air, and toasted to nobody.Beside me, my best friend burst into laughter, "Layla is my role model. I can't even get my crush to call me back and she's getting married for the second time this year. I need to start studying her romance diary like a holy book."I rolled my eyes, "She changes men faster than I change toothbrushes. It's gross."Annie's mouth curved into a sly smile, "speak for yourself, darling. Layla is getting some of that good di_"I slammed my glass of beer down on the countertop of the bar and turned to my blonde bestfriend with narrowed eyes, "Don't you dare complete that sentence, Annie. What the hell? You can't use the d word and my mother in the same sentence in front of me. Eww, I don't even want to think about that."She threw her head back and let out a loud roar of laughter, "You're such a prude sweetie.""You're gross.""I need to go pee, and who knows, maybe I'll find myself a six feet three, dar

Chapter threeArielle"What are you doing here?" I hissed at the dark haired man as he slid in beside me."So you agree that you stole my watch?" He asked.My jaw dropped open, and a glance around the table revealed that the other two occupants of it were just as slack jawed as I was.What in God's name was going on here?"Ian your late," Charles' voice was as harsh as a whip."My apologies, father," the man's voice was just as sharp.Wait, father? What!"He's your dad?" I wheezed, feeling bile crawl up my throat. Eighteen years I had lived a good, pure, innocent life and the one time I decided to do something wild and reckless, I had landed in the middle of a soap opera."Have you two met?" Mum asked, glancing between us suspiciously."I-uh- I mean_" I stuttered, feeling cold sweat bead down my spine."Of course not," Ian said easily, "I thought the red hair looked familiar. She looks shockingly identical to the woman I picked up at a bar last night."My mum chuckled, "It couldn't ha

Chapter fiveArielle"Husband?" I croaked in disbelief."Take the spot next to him," Charles said with a pleased smile, "I'm glad you made it Savannah.""Father_" Ian began."Enough!" The older man barked, face hardening with fury, "You will respect this ceremony, my bride, and Savannah, or you'll face my wrath."To my surprise, Ian merely stared at his father with hatred for a few long seconds before turning away."Move, bitch," Savannah snarled, bumping me away from Ian's side and immediately taking my place.I caught Annie's eyes from across the garden and I could see how shocked she looked by the whole thing. Well, I hoped she wasn't expecting any juicy info from me, because I had no clue what the hell was happening. How had my mom managed to tie us to this messy family?I could barely keep my breakfast down as Ian's so called wife clutched and grabbed at him like he was her lifeline. The one thing the dark haired Adonis and I had in common was the fact that neither of us seemed t