Tempted By my Evil Lycan Stepbrother novel Chapter 102

Chapter 102: Your New Girlfriend

Riley’s POV

My whole body went cold.

For a second I could only stare at Viola, sunlight falling over her shoulders as if she belonged there. My mind refused to catch up. Just hours ago Ezra had held me in the woods and kissed me like I was the only thing in his world. I had woken up in his bed still wrapped in his scent, smiling into his pillow like some stupid girl in love.

And now his so-called girlfriend was standing here in the middle of his room.

I didn’t understand.

Had he let her in?

Had he gone straight back to her after everything we said? Was last night just another one of his dangerous, beautiful lies?

My fingers clutched the sheets as a mixed emotion of confusion and anger hit me.

Viola took one look at the messy bed and smiled.

‘So it’s true,” she said lightly. “You two really are sleeping together behind everyone’s backs. Brother and sister. That’s…not sick at all.”

sit up straighter and looked straight into her eyes.

‘What do you want?” I hissed.

She laughed softly. “Relax. I’m not here to tear you apart. I’m here to make an offer that might benefit the both of us.”

glared at her. Before I could ask what, footsteps sounded hard and fast outside the room.

Ezra stormed into the room.

He had changed, but not fully into the cold and cocky prince the world knew. His hair was still a little undone, and in his hand he carried a bouquet of deep red roses. Although he was a famous playboy, I had actually never seen him hold roses. This was the very first time. The bouquet was so beautiful that it took my breathe away. 1

Then he saw Viola. The roses dropped.

in the next second he had crossed the room and slammed her against the wall by the throat.

She let out a horrified, short cry.

“What the fuck are you doing in here?” he snarled. “And how did you get in?”

Viola clawed at his wrist, heels scraping the floor. “The guards “she choked out “They know I’m your grittiend

Ezra’s face looked murderous “You’ve poked your nose into the wrong place I’ll kill them after kill you

His fingers tightened Visia’s face was already changing color, a horrible shade of purple blue

“You you really going to do this?” she gasped, struggling to breath “Come on the future king the price that everybody loves and respects is choking an innocent woman in his own bedroom? And your think you deserve the town

Ezra’s jaw tightened

Then he threw her away from him with enough force that she stumbled sideways into the wardrobe She bent forward coughing, one hand pressed to her throat, the other braced against the wall

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When she finally straightened again, there were tears in her eyes from the choking, but her lips had curved into a faint smile. “I have a deal for you,” she said.

Ezra narrowed his eyes at her. “What?”

Viola looked from him to me and said, “News of Leon and his mother’s deaths has already spread out. The palace tried to brush it off with the excuse that they died from a sudden illness, but I know you killed them. Rumors said Yilia’s last words has something to do with the secret girl you are dating…did they find out about you and Riley’s little secret right before they died?”

I clenched my teeth while staring at her.

This woman was good. She’s almost like a snake.

“You want to waste time on telling me things I already know?” Ezra said coldly.

Viola continued, “The King was starting to look into who you have really been seeing. And how long do you think he’s going to know that it’s his stepdaughter you are screwing with?”

“It won’t be the end of the world if he finds out,” Ezra snorted.

“Right, for you maybe. But for Riley? She’s over for sure.”

My fingers dug harder into the sheet.

Because no matter how much I despised her, she was telling the truth.

If Soren found out Ezra was sleeping with me, he might be angry at Ezra, threaten him, punish him politically-but me? I was expendable. I was just a stepdaughter.

If he needed someone to erase to protect his household and his image, it would be me.

Ezra’s face had gone dark. “What the hell are you trying to say exactly?”

Viola took a step forward, her face all serious.

“I can be your public girlfriend,” she said. “Let me stay in this court by your side and I’ll cover for you and Riley. And you’ll never have to worry about being exposed. How does that sound?”

I inhaled sharply.

The truth? I hated the idea the second it left her mouth.

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It meant keeping her close to our lives and I knew for a fact that she was a calculating, cold bitch.

“Why do you want a fake relationship anyway?” I asked her directly with a frown. “Sure, dating the prince might feed vol ego. but is that really what you want? Enough to sacrifice your love life for it? You are an Alpha’s daughter You can do so Thus, fr

better.”

She gave me a little shrug

“Come on, Riley, this is the palace The court! You aren’t attracted to it Doesn’t me an office people aren’t,” she said simply My father is an Alpha, yes, but my mother was only an omega mard If I go back with him. Ego back to that same old lite Hew, at

least, I can still become something”

She was telling the truth.

But that didn’t mean I trusted her

If anything, it made me suspect her more People who admitted to ambition that calmly usually had much more of it than they

confessed.

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Viola wanted more than a luxurious life. That’s for sure.

Ezra must have come to the same conclusion. Because a second later, a flash of silver appeared in his hand.

I barely saw him move. One second Viola was smiling. The next she screamed and stumbled backward, clutching the side of her neck.

Blood trickled down and now ran bright between her fingers.

Ezra looked down at her like she was trash.

“You had just threatened the crown prince,” he said freezingly. “That made you less innocent.”

He stepped toward her, knife gleaming in hand.

“Killing you here would solve a lot of troubles. So tell me, why would I do that stupid deal with you?”

Viola’s breathing had gone ragged, but instead of fear she started laughing.

The sound raised goosebumps on my arms.

“You think I came in here unprepared?” she giggled, pressing her palm harder to the cut. Blood stained her pale dress, but she kept smiling. “I uploaded proof of you and Riley fucking right before I came. If I disappear, the whole city gets the evidence. If I go down, you two go down with me!”

The room went deathly silent.

I gripped the sheet so hard my knuckles hurt. I was angry, and confused. For Moon Goddess’s sake, why did it always have to be like this? Why did every single moment that should have belonged to us get twisted into another trap and threat?

I was so tired of it.

“…Get out,” I said. My voice came out low and shaking with fury

Viola gave me a cold look and didn’t move.

“You heard her. Get the fuck out,” Ezra growled.

That finally got her moving.

She pulled herself up and gave us a little laugh.

“There’ll be a mourning tonight for Leon and Yilia,” she said lightly. “I’ll be wearing black velvet gown. Ezta, maybe you want to match with me? You know…Cause we are a couple.”

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