Mated to My Step - brother and His Best Friend Chapter 20 EVE . This wasn't just punishment . This was psychological warfare . Living under the same roof with Alpha Saint was like sleeping in a bear trap . It was never going to work out for me . It's been two days now , and I haven't set eyes on him just yet . He hadn't even been home . And I can't begin to express how thankful I am for that . Because , honestly ? That is the only thing keeping me sane . I mean ... if I had to see him right now , or be in the same space as that hollow - eyed monster and pretend we were anything but a walking crime scene , I'd snap . The guards watched me like I was some kind of prisoner on parole . I couldn't breathe without them breathing louder .. Couldn't even piss without them waiting by the door like I might try to tunnel my way out through the toilet . I wasn't allowed out unless one of them followed me around like I was some VIP hostage . And maybe I was . My life was a mess . A very specific kind of mess . The kind you wake up to and wonder if maybe the Moon Goddess really does have a cruel sense of humor . I went back to the pawn shop , where I sold the Rolex that kicked off this whole horror show , and guess what ? I was told a woman had already bought it months ago . That wasn't the worst part . I begged the storekeeper to at least tell me the woman's name , because I knew almost everyone at Lanry Side . It was a very small town , and most people could barely afford groceries , let alone a luxury Rolex . And just as I feared , the storekeeper gave me only one hint : " The buyer looked like a visitor from a foreign country . " Of course she did . 1/4 Chapter 20 Because the universe wasn't just punishing me , it was laughing while it did it . So , a visitor buys the one thing I needed to make Saint not want to kill me ? Perfect . Now what ? I couldn't even begin to think straight , because every time I tried to focus , Kyrie's face flashed in my head . The first day he approached me at the wedding , I could swear he recognised me . But that night , he barged into Saint's house when I was going to ask for permission to retrieve my things from his father's house ; Kyrie just acted disgusted . The way he looked at me , like I was something rotting . God . His eyes did that thing people's eyes do when they try to pretend they don't feel disgusted , but their soul already gave it away . And for some reason , I didn't like the look of disgust on his face when he looked at me . A part of me , stupidly , irrationally wanted to run to him , grab his sleeve , and tell him it wasn't what he thought . That I wasn't sleeping with my stepbrother . That I wasn't some filthy , manipulative bitch like his eyes accused me of being . I knew he thought Saint had fucked his stepsister . But , I'll let it slide . Besides , Saint had warned me never to let Kyrie know I was the girl from that night . I didn't know why , but I'll obey and ask questions later . Maybe it was best that it stayed this way because I didn't even know which one of them was the real threat right now . Saint wanted to break me . But Kyrie ? I couldn't tell if he would save me... or burn me slowly just to see if I'd beg . I hurried to the bathroom to wash myself up . Maybe a hot shower and a delusional plan were exactly what I needed . Perhaps I'd sneak out of the house . There should be a way or something . 2/4 7:25 Sun , Sep 21 Chapter 20 I could run away from here and hide at Irene's house for now . They lived almost at the outskirts of Lanry Side , basically the armpit of nowhere . It would be difficult for Saint to find me there . I'll lay low for some time before I decide what to do with myself . I grabbed my headphones and decided to play some soothing music while I dressed up . It always does the trick . I adjusted the volume until the world faded out and the beat settled into my bones . Soon enough , I found myself vibing to the rhythm of the song , singing and dancing along , momentarily forgetting all about my problems . My towel slipped a little as I moved , and instead of adjusting it like a normal person , I grinned and yanked it off like I was performing on stage for an audience that didn't exist . And in that moment , I wasn't a prisoner . I was just a girl dancing her problems away . Stupid , reckless , and free for the next five minutes . Because what I didn't hear over the music blasting in my ears was the sound of the door unlocking . And the slow , heavy footsteps coming in behind me . I swayed , rolling my hips lazily to the rhythm , my thong was dangling from my fingers , halfway to being pulled on when I spun around ... And slammed straight into something solid . Hard . Warm . Alive . The contact jolted through me , and my headphones yanked clean off as I staggered backward , startled . But I didn't fall . Because two large hands caught me . One gripped my arm , the other wrapped low across my waist . I froze instantly . My heart climbed into my throat like it wanted to escape . O 3/4 7:25 Sun , Sep 21 Chapter 20 And then , slowly , and cautiously , I lifted my eyes , praying to all the gods alive on the planet that it wasn't who I was thinking it was . My gaze collided with warm , molten hazel eyes that looked so out of place in a house this cold . And those eyes trailed from my wide eyes , to my bare chest , down to my hips , and everywhere around and in between . I couldn't breathe . It was Kyrie . Chapter Comments LIKE Write Comments SHARE Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!