Rogue: A Stepbrother Forbidden Romance (5 page)

"Sit down kids," Mr. Morian says motioning to the two leather chairs in front of Meryl's old desk. "Now, your mother thought the world of both of you. She told me that her greatest regret was that you two are no longer as close as you once were."

I look over at Ben and then back at Mr. Morian. Her regret? What? She never mentioned it to me. Hell she collected books full of Ben's exploits, I was just going through them.

"We talked a lot once she found out she didn't have long to live you see. She told me that you Victoria were every bit the find your father was. That when she married him it was so she could be a mother to you as much as a wife to him. She also told me that you Benjamin became a much better person when Victoria entered your life. That the two of you would be unstoppable together. This was important to her."

I watch Ben but his face is an unreadable mask. He's had years of schooling himself for high end business deals and being chased by paparazzi so he doesn't give away his feelings on his face.

"So to that end before either of you can claim your inheritance you must spend a month at her villa in the countryside of France. There's an itinerary of things you will do which includes three meals together every day, a daily outing, and other various sundries."

"No," Benjamin says.

Mr. Morian sits woodenly and I turn to Ben with shock. Even for an inheritance he can't spend a month on vacation with me? He'd turn down all that to avoid me?

"Benjamin, there really is no choice. You're living and working with your mother's company. If you want to gain your full inheritance, including keeping your position on the Board of Directors, you have to comply with her last will and testament."

Ben shakes. He literally shakes as he stares straight ahead not even sparing a glance for me.

"Is that all?" I ask.

I'm still waiting for another shoe to drop. There has to be another catch. One month on vacation to secure my education? You bet. Spend it with my stepbrother who hates me? My heart does a nervous flip in my chest.

"Yes, in essence that is it. I've made all the arrangements. It's set around your school schedule so you don't have to worry about that Victoria. I also talked with your Secretary Benjamin and she has cleared your schedule for the duration."

Ben leans back in his chair, steeples his fingers in front of him staring at Mr. Morian. "I'd like my own lawyers to look this over," he says through gritted teeth.

I close my eyes feeling small. It's hard to catch my breath as my chest tightens. It hits me that I'm having an asthma attack. My vision darkens around the edges as I gasp for air. I fumble around trying to find my purse where I keep an inhaler but it's in the kitchen. I try to stand up but fall back into the chair which falls over and I'm on the ground looking up. Ben's face appears in the closing tunnel of my vision.

"Vic!" he yells then he's gone.

It's okay, everyone leaves. He doesn't want me around anyway.

Don't leave me!
echoes through my mind as blackness overwhelms me.

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A Baby for My Hero Stepbrother by Stephanie Brother

"Samuel," my stepmother calls to my stepbrother.

I roll my eyes. Samuel hates me.

Our parents got married three years ago and since then we've been shoved together in the same house. Apparently he's made it his life's mission to make me miserable. Aside from his constant snide remarks he seems to have a knack for walking in when I'm half dressed. I can't ever prove it but I know he's doing it on purpose, probably just to make me mad.

"What!" he yells across the house.

Samuel's always angry. Even with his mother he's mean. I don't think I've ever heard him say a nice word to anyone.

"Come see your sister's dress!" she yells back ignoring his attitude.

My stepmother is a saint. She has to be to deal with Samuel. Her first husband was killed in a car crash and I wonder if that doesn't have something to do with his attitude.

Samuel walks in and no matter how much I can't stand him my heart skips a beat. He wears his hair too long, just past his collar and over his ears. His bangs hang down into his face but man is that face beautiful. He's like Johnny Depp, all perfectly carved planes and lines that scream unearthly handsome. He moves like a cat ready to pounce with an easy strength. I've seen him lift weights that are twice his size but he tries to never do it when he thinks I'll see him.

I've walked in on his workouts before and seen him covered in sweat, muscles rippling as he lifts. It happened by accident the first time and he screamed at me but since then I've slipped back to watch him work. The sight of it makes me have thoughts that are definitely not stepbrother appropriate.

If I'm a loner at school, Samuel is a total rebel. I think he has one friend who's another complete outcast. At least as a book nerd there are a handful of other academics I can claim as friends. Samuel has pretty much no one.

He's not dressed for prom. He's wearing ripped up jeans, one of which is right below his crotch so that his boxer shorts show. His t-shirt is stretched tight over his chest and his leather biker style jacket is worn down and abused. There's a cigarette dangling out of his mouth.

"Samuel!" his mother cries out.

"What?" he growls.

"You know how I feel about smoking!"

"Yeah, why in the hell do you think I'm doing it?"

He stares at her, his deep blue eyes defiant, his mouth set into a line with that nasty thing sticking straight out. He never even inhales just has it jutting out in defiance of his mother. I shake my head at him and he narrows his eyes but says nothing.

"Well, look at your sister, tell her how beautiful she's," his mother says.

"She's not my fucking sister," he says.

"Samuel, I will not tolerate that language in this house!"

"Whatever," he says turning away to leave. "You look like a hot piece of ass Sis."

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Stephanie Brother writes scintillating stories with step-siblings as their main romantic focus. She's always been curious about the forbidden, and this is her way of exploring such complex relationships that threaten to keep her couples apart. As she writes her way to her dream job, Stephanie hopes that her readers will enjoy the full emotional and romantic experience as much as she's enjoyed writing them.
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