My Stepbrother's Dirty Little Secret novel Chapter 481

Chapter 481

Every few steps it would hit me again.

Mom is dying.

Mom is dying.

Mom is dying.

By the time I reached my door, my chest felt hollow. I pushed it open and then froze. Someone was sitting in the chair by the window.

For one stupid second, my heart jumped.

Raphael.

The room was dim. The last light of evening stretched across the floor, catching the sharp edges of his face. He looked like he’d been there for a while, waiting.

The moment he saw me, he stood, “Gianna.”

Something inside me immediately hardened, not because of him but because of everything, because I was exhausted, because I was angry, because I couldn’t survive another thing breaking tonight.

I stayed where I was, “What are you doing here?”

His jaw shifted slightly, “I wanted to talk to you.”

I stared at him, I didn’t have any more emotions to waste on him, “Really?”

His gaze stayed on mine, “Yes.”

I nodded slowly, “That’s interesting,” I pushed the door shut behind me, “You wanted to talk.”

Raphael looked at me for a moment, then he said carefully, “I know you’re upset.”

The laugh that came out of me this time sounded almost hysterical, “Upset?”

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