Tempted By my Evil Lycan Stepbrother novel Chapter 92

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His expression went dark as though a storm was building in his eyes.

“You’d be fucked if you actually marry him,” he said through his teeth. “Don’t be stupid. Don’t go down that path.” Deep down, I knew it already.

Leon’s control, his mother’s contempt, the way the whole thing was rightening, around me day by day I wasn’t blind.

But admitting that to Ezra would have felt like handing him victory.

So I swallowed the truth and said, “That’s none of your business.”

The words hit him like a strike.

For a second he just looked at me, and then all at once he lost what little control he had left. He turned and stammed his hand into the small side table by the wall. It overturned with a crash, glass bottles and folded cloths and metal instruments scattering across the floor.

I flinched.

I had seen him furious before. But this was different. This looked like he was fighting not to tear the whole room apart because he knew I was watching.

He stood there breathing hard.

Then he straightened and walked out without another word.

The door slammed behind him hard enough to shake the picture frames.

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Ezra’s POV

By the time I got to the gardens, I was still so angry that I could feel blood pumping through my veins.

I was angry because Riley and I got into another stupid fight. I went into her room today to check on her and tried to get her to give up on marrying Leon. But instead, here we were, back at square one again.

And what hurt me the most was the look on Riley’s face when I asked if she wanted Leon that badly. She looked determined. Like she had already pictured a lifetime with that son of a bitch.

I couldn’t stand the idea of her being with another guy even for a second. Let alone a lifetime.

I also couldn’t stand people hurting her behind my back.

So I decided to handle one thing at a time.

The garden was bright with late afternoon sun when I found Viola. She was exactly where I expected her to be – under one of the white canopies with Riley’s mother, tea things spread out around them, looking perfectly at ease in palace lite.

That had been part of the appeal, if I was being honest.

When I first saw her at that party a week ago, I’d noticed three things right away: she was beautiful, she was socially effortless, and Riley would hate seeing her on my arm.

At the time, that had felt clever.

Now it just felt exhausting.

Viola looked up and smiled the second she saw me. Riley’s mother followed her gaze and flinched right away. That woman was always horrified of me. I wondered where Riley got her courage and steel. Definitely not from her mother.

“kata,” Visla said warmly “Come join us

“I need a mirrute with yoit Alone,” I said

Something in my voice must have warned her, because her smile faltered slightly

Still, she rose gracefully and followed me away from the table, heels clicking softly over the stone path.

We stopped near the ivy wall where the others couldn’t hear us

She folded her hands in front of her and gave me the same sweet expression she used on everyone. “What is 12”

I didn’t waste time. “Leave Riley alone.”

She blinked, “What?”

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“You heard me.” I stepped closer. “Stay the fuck away from her. No more lesson. No more little coraments. I didn’t bring you into this house so that you could torture her.”

Viola’s eyes widened just enough to look innocent. She was good at that.

“I don’t know what you mean,” she said softly. “I was only trying to help.”

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I looked at her icily. I had date too many girls to know what’s going on in their minds. Sometimes I could tolerate their fake smiles and little schemes. But sometimes I didn’t.

I caught her wrist.

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