Trapped with My Step-brother

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liked me. Whenever he talked to me, it was always

mockery when he looked at me, as if

to disgust him that I followed him around, s

growing more intense. I swallowed calmly and, like a pe

ity, I refused to believe

f my efforts, his att

s eyes clear with a smile on his lips, making

peace until I stumbled upon

ed to see what he was t

nnoying than her mom. Don't think calling me

like that? I was just t

ght a meat mincer onli

at m

red if the hair could be

a

t turned out vinegar could

ne

d sm

anning to

tears, trembl

e, I had to cover my mouth wi

th, I should

dar on the wall. Today

blood ran cold, and

be planning

le the wind was blowing in gusts, making the br

h

h

h

I had my heart in my mouth, c

ink and rushed to the door, only

are you

, Kaden had already place

softly, "If you run about, I'

oar, trembling so much

at me with a casual indifference, a smile playi

rlife, I won't le

nst

n snorted, "Finally, you sp

y face uncontrollably

t you ask me to

ck Gilbert stood there with

ike seeing a savior, and I rus

my hand and comforted, "Don't be

of my eyes turning red, clutching his sl

shouted at Kaden, "What did you d

ffed, not

fridge, taking out slices of pork a

lightly, "

nds kneaded the dough. Noticing my gaze, Kaden

stioned, feeling wronged, "Why did you ev

it on

plied, "You pee

ou for violating my privacy,

ou

brow with a playful smile on his face

ult for reading his diary and jumping to

ntation with Kaden

wipe my tears, but I hesitated

taking his arm, whining, "Oh, Kad

one to

es as I wished, I felt like I hadn't lost sin

in, his eyes darken

arm, turning round with my back

appallingly and anyone wh

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y schoolmate. By a strange twist of fate, our two cl

g around me during gym, "Kaden is so handsome, his

disdain, "With such a bad personality

e you close

u know he

clo

eflects the character. From his devilish l

ou're ju

ink is good-l

der

urte

was unmatch

a smile spreading on my lips,

te gasped,

me, it's really unlucky to he

O

al

me as a cold breeze blew from

voice, I was shoc

, my knees

now, Kaden wou

usness and spoke calmly, "Is i

itive seducer

's truly awful. His smile mu

aking, a chuckle

en holding a basketball, wa

uscles on his arms, which was obviously

er, I wisely stepped back, gi

ned to me with a f

ly lifted his eyes, giving me a disdai

ing me outside will

flatter

m, feeling ups

awful, not li

rently, the curve of his lips

with two bottles of water, glan

d me a bottle, ruffling my hair, "W

his darkened face, and quickly den

r wanted t

id of him, I'l

s gentle, like a wa

ng my reflection in his ey

ked as he gripped it tightly. He glan

the one who c

e you walki

for

weird, who was even

oup of girls surro

o you know Kad

m reall

s spread at school about him having

e made plenty of enemies, and I was worried they mig

st ordinary neighbors. We

lp me give this lo

look do

your breakfast

impossib

icket to the concer

ea

ted, but it was Justin

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openly would surely be reje

ck always headed to the nearby bask

ve left ho

ore I could place the letter down, he eme

with surprise, quickly masked by sarcasm, "

n the wall, and the b

tter, "Why don't you g

walked toward me, and it se

round, my heart

lazily, "

d up the letter embarrassedly, "R

e closer,

had droplets of water tracing from his

elplessly, heari

u write

fall in lo

N

y eyes, utt

waving the love lette

it. We're i

noyed, "I didn't write it.

. "Being rejected by me isn't s

ason

. He drove both me out d

ied into the Yates family, I hadn't had a single pe

he feeling of being an outsider

e sadder I became, and I ended

, but eventually, I starte

didn't even come out t

ling in the midd

rb your bro

oor, not asking why I was cry

fists, forcing

house, I had no ri

t a home, could only c

eakly unfolded the c

sentence in it made Kaden

figured

rl sign her name o

llen from crying, I dragged myself downstairs,

ying outside your room dis

my foot alm

expression was indifferent, revealing

dn't he

nough, I heard mom's curses behind me

s chill, making me

nding not to care, and

tly by my side. "After I rejected you,

did

, even if he were th

chuckle, clearly

angry I c

nding was gettin

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gossip. In just a few days, e

ghb

tion, constantly approached by girls a

"unsigned love letter incident," stuck t

s eager to go home, but Bra

ers, "If you have something to s

photo of Justin. It's y

for

it, I felt a love le

had just happened, she

, gritting my teeth,

bed the hand of me,

pened to pass by, gi

you going home? What

y pointing to Braelynn,

hand hard, "Melina

h to show her love for him. Just as I was

elynn's hand, seemingly u

seriously, "Melina won't he

adding sternly, "You

dumbfo

icu

be her riv

ed at me in realization and quickly ran o

nd for some reason, raised his

ng at the back of his head, wis

ning close to my ear, speaking softly,

deliver Braelynn's love

iculous, and my fac

saw him smiling at me, his eyes sparkling as if t

ke it could suck me in. In th

an eyebrow, "Wh

t like

o contain it even w

r been so

retort, "Kaden, yo

, interrupting me,

have said, lowering my head. Forget i

ened the door t

eeves, full of hope for the su

ven Braelynn knew it. Su

e with me, maybe even mak

, three, t

counted for

li

d, turning o

room was empty wi

feeling lost

the door, the sil

where's

n a sobbi

er before, his deep eyes and l

touch me, then expressio

siness trip with

hday, how could s

difference softened. He sat bes

my tears and snot on him. His body stiffened, but he s

a while, I fina

knock,

g at the door, "Kad

oderick'

Kaden and anxiously aske

ims of my

ill loo

ifferently and snort

bothered to

, he coldly asked Roderick,

sn't it Melina's birthday toda

tched Roderick, comple

was so

ing a cake, he

erick did was

rent from Kaden's. Looking at him reminded me

ishly, I heard Roderick ask Ka

Kaden already rea

colder, "I'm on a diet. Melin

he one wh

lp but roll m

means what he says. Melina, you're al

of hair behind my ear, his

at him, my eyes cu

ndness. Being with him ma

nt upstairs, completely for

e you do

I saw Kaden leaning

moved aside, "

as he

t be i

p breath and

n suddenly approached and grabbed

my body was hot. Our eyes

s he turned off the light. In the sudden d

but spoke gruffly, "W

y let go of him, "Wha

den

before my eyes. I blinked an

features. He looked at me with an unusual seriou

ice that the cake Roderick bro

e, I awkwardly turne

the flame of the lighter, I clearly

le was, I wasn't falling for i

, pretended to be cal

n leav

d my forehead with his finge

g and turning all night until dawn, when I finally und

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new why Kade

emptress who bewitched Sebast

me, an encumbrance, and people loved to stan

f clean living, marrying my mom made him b

became the root of Kade

espected professor, suddenly become the subject

ad done brought r

ly, neighbors openly pointed and laughed at

e things beyo

den stop being h

had been ac

me near him. Yet now, when I cried and wiped my tears and

I casually mentioned wanting to read a certain cl

it yo

bizarre t

teach me how

camp, and one of the activities w

nd lack of co-ordination and

nsisted on

own on to the table, muttering, "It's

iece of chalk onto the desk, "I said I'

hat a co

g the textbook under hi

dumbfo

xclaimed and gave m

e my tongue to commit suicide. What

ll Kaden

end. I listlessly walked out of the c

n't notice him and

abbed my arm, questioning, "Are

genuinely

ne who warned me to treat you like a stranger

ll, and even smiled, "So that'

s st

der, too intimate, "Alright, you

d at him, ke

what was wro

ll teach you

ermined to see w

, let

oke, his smile

ow could a normal per

head, with him natura

quiet avenue, Kaden

pression, it seemed he ge

was he fond of

mething w

et my guard

alance, I aske

he with

e let Roderi

ng me on the bike, me leaning on his shoulde

you giggli

aden flicked my

uc

is hand, re

his tall frame looming over me, raising an eyebro

d, suddenly at

He promised to teach me to ride a bike, ye

lever than I expected, and befor

uch an

s I sped up

ahead is rough," he w

I braked immediately, but lost my balance, and th

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ning, my eyes seemed filled with blood that I was unable to open

than I was, holding me carefully.

h calmer, gasping heavily, wantin

inally understood, "So this was

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e of the wind, and I couldn

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a thick cast, my head wrapped in bandages like a mummy from a horror m

tively, wincing

and when he opened his e

lin

the bed, gently stretching out his hand

hurts all o

but say in an

mbled slightl

time I saw guil

asy, and just as I was at

was

rly, the pain intens

sentment as she looked at me. "Meli

and fracture when riding a bike?

elief, my throat feelin

and she continued, "Your brother's been busy wi

for any sign of concern on her face

care about

breaking into pieces, each

ny longer, I felt li

e you sai

suddenly broke the

own child while I'm not your biol

with everyone but me, was losing it

t care for h

r bro

re abou

as if I was a drowning girl plucked from the wa

turning slightly to s

th embarrassment, and I stubbornly tu

osition. I was too weak to lift my

tears again with guilt

hold it back. "I didn't take your father away,

so mean to me? Wh

"You taught me to ride just to see me get hurt. If

lin

he leaned closer, "My wish is to see you

, I noticed his weary face, and when he looked at me

me, and I strugg

his grip on me first, leaving the r

roat, breaking the a

N

my stomach betrayed

"Roderick went to get brea

eri

want to

over my head, leaving

fened, "What are

to my head, "I'm wrapped up l

n't loo

taring at him, he quickly turned away. From m

t belie

be dis

ssed my love t

even da

me, squinting, "Were you about to say that if you

ut to sha

t up, and he su

be wit

ed and then

f guilt, he didn't h

clearly a

ould come if I

ant to be

uddenly rang, dro

t the door of