My Alpha Stepbrother is My Bully (Nevaeh) novel Chapter 88

Chapter 88

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I’m in complete shock when I see tears rolling down Duncan’s handsome face. Part of the reason why I’m breaking things off with him is that he has been close to emotionless since I came back from the hospital. He has been all macho Alpha around the house and acted like a CEO running a business rather than a father whose family just came home. So, yeah, the sadness on his face is highly unexpected.

“Okay, so you’re right: I’ve been a terrible mate to you and a father to Crow. But do you really think breaking up is the only solution?”

My heart breaks a little at Duncan’s question. If I’m honest with myself, I don’t want things to end between us. He is my fated mate-the person I’m meant to be with. I know that, and I also know that somewhere deep inside, I still love him, but I’m also incredibly jealous. It’s eating at me. In the past, he was weaker than me, but now he is much stronger than me, and that’s a bitter pill to swallow.

“I…I don’t know,” I mutter, knowing I’m being ridiculous. Duncan is trying, but like I said, my jealousy is making it close to impossible to see reason. I’m also filled with post-partum hormones.

“Well, could you think about it for a while longer?” Duncan pleads and releases a heavy sigh. “I just don’t want us to end things in a hurry. What if you end up regretting it?”

“I-”

“We don’t have to be a couple while you’re deciding!” Duncan hurries to add with actual desperation in his eyes. “I won’t sleep in the same room as you and our son or touch you inappropriately. I will give you all the space that you need. Just please reconsider asking the moon goddess to break us apart, Blair. Give us a chance.”

Hearing the sadness in his voice makes me realize that ending things won’t solve anything, not when I secretly want him. The problem, however, is my pride. I might not be interested in leading the Winter pack, but the fact that Duncan, who was once weaker than me, is now respected by the pack that was supposed to be mine is. a tough reality to accept. Can I really be content as his cute little stay-at-home wife while he leads the pack that should have been mine?

I stare down at the floor, trying to sort through all the tangled emotions swirling inside me. But I quickly realize that nothing will be solved today-I’m not a saint.

My tongue darts out to wet my lips. “I…I need some time, Duncan. To think this through.”

Duncan’s lips form a genuine smile. “Take all the time that you need.”

Frustration bubbles up within me. I know he means well and is trying to make peace, but is that it? Isn’t he going to fight for me? Fuck, I hate it when he is all nice.

I glare at Duncan, my hands clenching into fists at my sides. “That’s it? You’re just going to let me walk away and think about it? Aren’t you going to try harder to convince me to stay?”

Duncan’s brow furrows in confusion. “I…I thought giving you space and time was what you wanted. I’m trying to respect your wishes, Blair.”

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“Well, maybe I want you to show me how much you actually care!” I snap, my voice rising. “Fight for me, dammit!”

Duncan blinks once, twice, and then his lips curl even higher on his stupidly beautiful face. It’s then that I realize that he is silently laughing at me-the bastard is amused.

“I am fighting for you, Blair,” Duncan says softly with his electric blue eyes digging into mine with such an intensity it makes my breath catch in my throat. “I’m fighting in the only way I know how: by giving you what you need, even if it kills me inside to do it.”

My heart stutters at his words. Damn him. Why does he have to be so perfect, even now? I want to stay angry, to cling to my resentment, but I can feel it slipping away under his earnest gaze.

“I…I don’t know what I need,” I admit in a whisper, my eyes stinging with unshed tears. “Everything is so messed up. I’m so messed up.”

“You are–I won’t lie and say you’re not, but perhaps it helps to hear that I’m just as messed up as you are.”

“Lies!” I growl. “You’re always perfect when it comes to talking… You just know what to say, and you’re super respectful, which kind of makes me hate you… Does that make any sense? Fuck, am I making any sense?”

Duncan’s lips twitch in a way that makes me think of the old him, the timid and cute one, not the powerful man he has become. “In a weird way, yes, it does make sense. You’re feeling confused and conflicted, and my attempts to be understanding are just frustrating you more.”

I sigh heavily. “So what do we do about that?”

He laughs. “You want me to try and be less respectful?”

“Can you do that?” I ask in a hopeful voice. “Can you actually try saying and taking what you want?”

Duncan’s eyes darken at my words. “What I want?” he echoes. “Are you sure you want to know what I want?”

I give him a nod. “Please.”

He still doesn’t tell me. Instead, he stares at me for a long moment before finally giving in. “Okay, Blair, here is what I want to do: I want to lift you up from that couch and have your legs wrap around my waist as I kiss you to remind you that you’re still mine. I want to mark you all over again, claim you by fucking you so hard that there’s no doubt in your mind or anyone else’s who you belong to.”

My breath hitches at the possessive intensity in his tone. This is a side of Duncan I’ve rarely seen – raw, unfiltered desire without the polished veneer of respectability. It ignites something primal inside me, an answering heat that pools low in my belly.

“Then why don’t you?” I challenge breathlessly, tilting my chin up in defiance even as my pulse races. “Why are you holding yourself back?”

Duncan looks pained. There’s a storm behind his eyes, and it looks like he is finally going to act on it, but that’s when my stupid mother walks into the room to interrupt us.

“Duncan, Blair, the pack elders are here,” she announces.

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I turn my head to look at her. “And why exactly are the pack elders here?”

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“Oh, didn’t Duncan tell you that?” she grimaces when she realizes he didn’t, but since my mother is an asshole, I bet she is pretending to look sorry. A second later, she is smiling like the Cheshire Cat. “The pack elders are here to tell you that they don’t want you as the Alpha, Blair. I’m sorry, but the pack doesn’t feel safe with you leading, and that, unfortunately, means that Duncan will be made the forever Alpha and also inherit everything your father owned, including the house.”

My eyes widen at her words. “I won’t inherit anything?” I whisper in disbelief. “Nothing?”

“No,” my mother smiles with feigned innocence. “In your father’s will, it says everything should go to the new Alpha, and that’s Duncan, not you.”

I glance back at Duncan in suspicion. “Did you know about this?”

His guilty expression tells me he did, and I immediately stand up from where I’m sitting with Crow in my

arms.

“I don’t think I will be giving you a second chance at all,” I growl, and, with that said, I walk out of the room with anger boiling in my veins. To think I even considered giving that dragon traitor a chance…

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