Tangled With The Other Brother
She was always the good girl. Until heartbreak made her reckless.
Elena Sinclair thought marriage meant forever.
But five years in, her “forever” has become a gilded cage of pain and betrayal.
She’s the wife who couldn’t give him a child. The barren disappointment. And for that, her husband offered her a cruel compromise… an open marriage. One that gave him the right to find someone who could carry his heir.
The next day, he brought a pregnant woman home. The same woman who was first introduced as his cousin.
The humiliation doesn’t end there, his mother lashes out… hurling insults and even fists, while her husband turns a blind eye. Not once has he defended her. Not once has he shown her love. She’s nothing more than a placeholder… a name on a marriage certificate.
The cruelest part? She loved him. She loved him long before the vows, long before the lies… so deeply it blinded her to who he really was.
Now, to make him jealous, she turns to the one man she should never touch: Jaxx Moretti, her husband’s younger brother. The dangerous one. The black sheep of the Sinclair family. The man who once made her high school years hell… and now has every reason to destroy her husband's legacy.
What starts as a twisted game soon ignites into something raw, addictive, and completely forbidden.
But Jaxx isn’t just her escape. He’s everything her husband isn’t. Because the deeper she sinks into Jaxx's bed… The harder it becomes to crawl back out.
Content Warning: This book contains mature themes intended for adult audiences (18+), including explicit sexual content, toxic relationships, manipulation, and emotional trauma. Reader discretion is strongly advised.
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 267~ Cheers To MoreElena's Point Of View I stared up at him, my breath catching as his thumb traced the edge of my jaw with deliberate slowness. The sheer weight of what he was implying made the room tilt beneath me. On the television screen behind him, red banners flashed in frantic succession while a news anchor spoke over live footage of Sinclair Global employees streaming out of the corporate headquarters, clutching cardboard boxes to their chests like life rafts. Some of them looked shell-shocked, faces pale and drawn. Others appeared angry, gesturing wildly as they spoke into their phones. The scene looked like the apocalypse for Graham's world, yet Jaxx sat here with the casual satisfaction of someone who'd just ordered his morning coffee exactly right. "Come on, Jaxx. Don't play with me right now," I said, my voice dropping into a low, breathless plea that I barely recognized as my own. My heart hammered against my ribs, each beat a question I desperately needed answered. I reached up, my
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-06-29
Chapter: Chapter 266~ Would I Get A Reward For It?Elena's Point Of View The cool water of the shower had washed away the slick, sticky remnants of our chaotic session on the mahogany table, but my legs still trembled so badly I could barely maintain my balance against the tiled wall. Jaxx hadn't permitted me to do a single thing for myself. He'd carried me into the steam, washed my hair with a slow, almost agonizingly thorough gentleness that stood in complete contrast to the way he'd just ruined me, then carried me right back out. The tenderness felt almost surreal after the intensity we'd just shared. It was as if he'd flipped some internal switch, transforming from the dominant force who'd had me writhing and begging into this careful, attentive caretaker. The duality of him never ceased to catch me off guard. He didn't even let me reach for a towel. He dried my skin himself, his eyes dark and utterly possessive as he tracked the fresh, faint red marks his fingers and the leather straps had left behind. Each touch was rev
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Chapter: Chapter 265~ I Must Stop Him At All CostsGraham's Point Of ViewI stared at the empty doorway long after my mother's perfume had dissolved into the stale, suffocating air of the living room. The scent of her signature Chanel had lingered like an accusation before fading completely, leaving behind only the ghost of her presence. Her heels had stopped clicking down the hall, but the violent edge in her voice kept bouncing around inside my skull, relentless and sharp, each word a fresh wound.Find Elena. Drag her out. Make her talk to that nutjob. "Right. Because finding a girl who vanished off the face of the earth with a lethal, billionaire psychopath is just that easy," I muttered under my breath, my voice thick with a bitter, hollow laugh that tasted like ash in my mouth. The sarcasm felt weak, a pathetic shield against the reality crushing down on me. How on earth was I supposed to get Elena to talk to me? The question gnawed at me, exposing the raw helplessness beneath my anger. I didn't even know what city she was in,
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-06-28
Chapter: Chapter 264~ Find That Woman, GrahamGraham's Point Of View"What do you mean by that, Jaxx? Answer me!" The words tore from my throat as my hand trembled violently. I leaned closer to the phone my father clutched, desperate for answers. The silence on the line felt oppressive, suffocating, broken only by the faint, rhythmic sound of Jaxx's breathing from the other end.Each breath he took seemed deliberate, measured… a predator savoring the moment before the kill. My pulse hammered in my ears as I waited, every second stretching into an eternity. "Don't worry, big brother," Jaxx's voice finally emerged through the speaker, low and agonizingly calm. The endearment dripped with venom. "You'll see it soon enough." It wasn't the voice of an angry man seeking revenge; it was the voice of an executioner who had already pulled the lever and was now watching the condemned drop. The certainty in his tone made my stomach clench, bile rising in my throat. "You dug your own grave the moment you laid your filthy hands on Elena. I
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Chapter: Chapter 263~ The Very Tip Of The IcebergGraham's Point Of ViewI stood there, the cold marble floor beneath my bare feet feeling like solid ice, completely frozen under the absolute weight of my father's lethal glare. My tongue felt like lead in my mouth. My mind spun so fast… processing the red flashing banners on the TV screen and the sheer disaster of our tanking stock, that I couldn't even form a coherent sentence. Each thought collided with the next, creating a cacophony of panic I couldn't silence.Sweat beaded at my temples despite the chill seeping through my soles. The contrast between the cold beneath and the heat of my rising panic created a dizzying dissonance that threatened to overwhelm me. "Graham!" my father roared, his quiet restraint finally snapping as he took another aggressive step into my space, his chest practically hitting mine. The scent of his cologne… expensive, overpowering, filled my nostrils. I could feel the heat radiating off him, his fury a palpable force that seemed to press against my ski
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-06-26
Chapter: Chapter 262~ Who Did This To Our Family?Graham's Point Of ViewThe ice pack resting against my throbbing shoulder had long since melted into a lukewarm, sweating ziplock bag, soaking through the front of my grey t-shirt. Misery had settled in as my constant companion. I'd imagined recovery at home would bring peace and quiet, a chance to let the bruising fade and the ringing in my ears finally subside.Instead, the house felt like a gilded cage… beautiful but suffocating. Every corner reminded me of expectations I couldn't currently meet, of a life I'd temporarily stepped away from. As I shifted my weight on the mattress, searching for a position that wouldn't make my ribs ache, my phone on the nightstand began vibrating violently. The harsh, erratic buzzing rattled against the wood, scraping along my already raw nerves like nails on a chalkboard. I squeezed my eyes shut, hoping whoever it was would give up. They didn't. I groaned, reaching out and fumbling blindly for the device. Blinking against the screen's glare, I f
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-06-26
His Contracted Wife: When Revenge Meets Love
Five years ago, Nina Hale lost everything… her family, her reputation, and the man she once loved. Betrayed by her own sister and abandoned by those she trusted most, she disappeared without a trace.
Now she’s back.
With a new identity and a burning determination, Nina is ready to reclaim her life and chase the dream she once gave up: becoming a star actress. But her return awakens old enemies, and her scheming sister Lydia is determined to ruin her again.
Just when Nina thinks things can’t get worse, she’s caught in another trap… and unexpectedly crosses paths with a quiet, lonely little boy.
Ethan Grant hasn’t spoken in years.
Feeling responsible for him, Nina agrees to stay and help the child come out of his shell. But she didn’t expect Ethan’s dangerously charming father, Lucas Grant, to enter the picture.
Cold, powerful, and impossible to read, Lucas slowly finds himself drawn to the woman who brightens his son’s world.
What begins as a simple act of kindness soon turns into something far more complicated, because Nina came back for revenge.
She never planned to fall in love.
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“I saw you with him,” Lucas said quietly, but the tension in his jaw gave him away.
Nina exhaled, crossing her arms. “You don’t get to care.”
“Don’t I?” He stepped in, close enough that she had to tilt her head back to meet his eyes.
“This is just a contract.”
“Then why does it bother me?” His hand hovered near her waist, not touching—yet.
“It shouldn’t.” Her breath faltered.
His gaze darkened, “And yet it does.”
Baca
Chapter: Chapter 44 They've Seen WorseLucas's question hung in the air, unanswered."…Where's Ethan?"For the first time since the chaos began, the room stilled.Bianca blinked, her expression shifting almost instantly from mild amusement to something closer to concern."Oh…"Her gaze drifted around the dining area as if Ethan might suddenly materialize from behind one of the tall doors or emerge from the shadows near the windows. "That's true," she murmured, her voice softening with a mother's instinctive worry. "He's usually here by now…"A small crease formed between her brows as she glanced toward the hallway, then back at the empty chair that should have been occupied."He hasn't come down yet."That alone wasn't unusual. Ethan had always been the quieter one, the one who preferred solitude to the bustling energy of family meals. But today, everything felt different. The morning carried an undercurrent of tension that made even small absences feel significant.Bianca turned slightly, her posture straightening with de
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-12
Chapter: Chapter 43~ I Like Her AlreadyLucas's fingers tightened slightly around his cup, the porcelain warming against his palm. Axel didn't miss it. He never did. "Oh, Mom," he said with a laugh that held far too much amusement, "who else would it be?"Bianca's mouth fell open, her fork clattering against her plate. "Wait… wait—"She looked between both her sons, searching their faces for confirmation of what she'd just heard. "Lucas, you were serious? When you said there was someone?"Axel rested his chin on his hand, watching the scene unfold like it was his favorite show. The corner of his mouth twitched with barely suppressed delight. "Oh, he was very serious," he added, nodding slowly for emphasis. "Very invested too, if you ask me."Sebastian, now recovered from his initial surprise, glanced between them with quiet interest. His expression remained neutral, but there was a glimmer of curiosity in his eyes that hadn't been there moments before."Axel."Lucas's voice was low. Measured.A warning.But Axel just grinne
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Chapter: Chapter 42~ Wooing A Woman?Lucas didn't rush.He never rushed. Even after that strange, unexplainable morning, he moved through his routine with his usual precision. The memory of what had happened clung to him like morning fog, refusing to dissipate entirely.A faint distraction at the back of his mind, persistent and unwelcome. A pair of sleepy eyes staring at him through a screen, unguarded and vulnerable in a way that had caught him completely off guard. A flustered voice, breathless with surprise. A scream that still echoed faintly in his ears.He adjusted his cufflinks, his jaw tightening slightly. The motion was automatic, practiced, a physical anchor to pull himself back to the present.Focus.The hallway outside Lucas' room was already alive with the sounds of a household in motion. Soft footsteps echoed against polished floors. Muted voices drifted from distant rooms. The distant clink of porcelain against glass signaled breakfast preparations underway.Morning had settled into the house with the kind
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-04
Chapter: Chapter 41~ I'm Definitely Going CrazyLucas stood motionless, the phone resting lightly in his palm as though it might shatter under too much pressure.The screen glowed faintly in the dim room, casting a soft reflection across his otherwise unreadable expression. Shadows played across the sharp angles of his face, softening features that were usually set in careful control.He exhaled… slow and measured, then gave a small shake of his head, almost as if trying to dislodge something invisible that had taken root there."This has to stop," he murmured under his breath, the words barely audible in the stillness.It wasn't like him. None of this was. He prided himself on discipline, on the ability to compartmentalize every aspect of his life into neat, manageable sections.Yet here he was, holding onto a call he had no reason to continue, watching a woman sleep on the other side of a screen as if her presence somehow anchored him to something he couldn't name.It was irrational. Unnecessary. A disruption to the carefully con
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Chapter: Chapter 40~ If I Rest For One NightThe call ended.The screen went dark.And Nina, completely alone in her apartment froze for exactly two seconds before she released a muffled scream into her palm."Arghhh!"She hurled the phone onto the couch as though it had personally betrayed her. It bounced once against the cushions, the screen still glowing faintly before fading to black."This is so embarrassing!"Her voice echoed in the quiet room, bouncing off bare walls that suddenly felt too close. She began pacing immediately, dragging her fingers through her hair until the strands tangled around her knuckles. Her heart hammered against her ribs,.. not from fear, but from the mortifying replay of every word she'd just said."And I actually argued with him—"She stopped mid-step, one foot hovering above the hardwood floor."…I argued with him."Her face scrunched up as realization sank deeper, settling like a stone in her stomach. Heat crept up her neck, spreading across her cheeks in waves she couldn't control."Is he laug
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-03
Chapter: Chapter 39~ I Do Not Drool!Ethan didn't stop running until he reached his room.The door shut behind him with a soft thud… Click.Locked.Safe.He leaned against it for a moment, his small chest rising and falling as he caught his breath, as if he had just escaped something truly dangerous. His fingers trembled slightly as they gripped the phone.Then he lifted it again, bringing the screen close to his face.Nina's image filled the display, her expression warm and expectant. He stared at her, gathering his thoughts with the seriousness of someone preparing to deliver crucial testimony.His jaw set. His eyes focused. Then, with the complete conviction of a prosecutor presenting damning evidence, he spoke;"...Bad."A weighted pause."...Daddy bad."For a second, Nina blinked, processing the solemn declaration. Then she burst into laughter. A soft, uncontrollable sound that filled the quiet of her apartment, bubbling up from somewhere deep and genuine. She pressed her hand to her mouth, but it did nothing to con
Terakhir Diperbarui: 2026-05-01
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