My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 356

Chapter 356

I slowly raised a single eyebrow, my face remaining perfectly calm, “And your point is?”

Adriano let out a harsh, pissed-off laugh, “My point? My fucking point is that out of all the women in the world, Raphael?” he spat, his deep voice shaking with absolute rage as he took a step closer, his eyes burning into mine, Out of all the beautiful women that surround you on a daily basis, out of every single fucking girl in our entire circle, you had to go on and touch our stepsister? Are you fucking kidding me right now, Raph?”

I didn’t offer him an apology, and I didn’t raise my voice. The fury vibrating off my brother could have set the room on fire, but to me, it was just background noise.

“We want who we want, Adriano,” I said, “The other women in our circle don’t interest me,” I continued, ” Gianna is the one in my house, she is the one in my space, and she is the one I wanted today. It is really that simple. So drop the lecture. You are wasting your breath.”

Adriano’s chest heaved as he stared at me, “What if it was Vincenzo who answered that call, Raph?” Adriano asked, “What if Vince was the one who looked at the street cameras first? What if he was the one who caught you down here with your mouth all over her?”

He leaned his face in closer, his jaw tight as he spat the words right at me.

“Vince would kill you,” Adriano hissed, “He would put a bullet right between your eyes without even thinking about it. You know the rules of this family. You know what he does to anyone who touches what is supposed to be protected under our roof.”

“But it wasn’t Vince who answered,” I said, “It was you. And I know you aren’t going to go running to him like a dog.”

Adriano let out a harsh, dark laugh that sounded totally dead. He shook his head, his lips pulling back into a grimace as he looked at me.

“No, I am not going to snitch on you, Raph,” Adriano hissed, “I am not a rat. But this shit needs to stop right now. It ends today.”

He paused, his eyes narrowing as a look of pure disgust washed over his face. He tilted his head back, looking toward the door where Gianna had just disappeared.

“She is a kid, Raph,” Adriano said, “She doesn’t know anything about the world. And I think, you just took total advantage of her because she doesn’t know any better.”

The words hit my ears, and something inside my brain completely snapped. My vision turn spotted and dark. My large hands curled into fists at my sides, the muscles in my arms and neck swelling until they looked ready to burst through my clothes.

I got right into Adriano’s space, “Watch your fucking mouth.”

I was completely pissed off. The thought of taking advantage of Gianna made my blood boil like hot acid. My jaw was locked so tight it ached, my veins popping against the skin of my neck.

“I would never take advantage of her,” I hissed through my clenched teeth, “Never say that shit again. She wanted me just as much as I wanted her. Gianna and I are two adults who made a mutual decision. I haven’t lied to her about anything. I have never lied to her, not once. We both know exactly what this is, and we both chose it.”

Adriano stood his ground, his broad chest rising and falling heavily as he glared right back at me, his face showed how pissed-off he was. But then, he let out a short, cold breath.

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“Look, I have nothing against you wanting her, Raph,” Adriano said, “But she is our family. There are lines we just don’t cross, especially not when it comes to family. If this was any other girl in the city, I would have literally kidnapped her and brought her straight to you myself. You know I would. But not Gianna, Raph. This shit needs to end right now.”

“We will decide when we choose to end it,” I shot back, “It is none of your fucking business.”

Adriano tilted his head, a dark laugh bubbling out of his throat. He looked at me like I had completely lost my mind, his eyes wide with disbelief.

“Oh, really?” Adriano spat, leaning in even closer until we were nose-to-nose, “And how exactly do you see that happening, Raph? What’s the end game here? You guys have kids, and what-are the children supposed to call you ‘Uncle Dad’? Are we seriously doing this? What is your actual plan?”

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