All Chapters of Rule Number One: My Brother's Best Friend : Chapter 141 - Chapter 150

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Chapter 141: A familiar Song

I hid in my basement for a week.My boss fired me after I failed to show up three days in a row. He left a message on my voicemail since I refused to answer the phone.Minah called a few times. I didn't answer for her, either. The first message she left was sympathetic."Hey Cecily, it's Minah. Sorry I missed you. Blaine says you two broke up and I just wanted to check in, see how you're doing. I'm so sorry to hear it didn't work out; you seemed so happy together the other night! But you have to do what's best for you. Call me back when you have a sec and let me know you're okay. Love ya."The next one came two days later."Hi Cecily, it's Minah. Just checking in. Blaine seems really upset about the whole breakup and says he can't get a hold of you either. I'm gonna stop by your place later, okay? I'm worried about you."That night, an impatient and annoyed message:"Cecily, it's Minah. I know you're home, I can see you through the window. Can you please answer the door?"The next day

Chapter 142: How long

I slumped low in the seat, only my forehead visible through the window, my eyes following as Blaine walked to his car, got in, and drove away. He didn't notice my vehicle or see me. Still, it took a long, long time before I could peel my fingers away from the steering wheel and open the door, stepping out on legs that knocked together as I walked.When Minah answered the door, she stared at me for a moment. Her lips were still slightly swollen, her hair artfully mussed up around her head."Cecily?""Hi."She wrapped her arms around me, pulling me in close. I could smell him on her, the scent of sex, bitter and musky and wrong. She was supposed to smell like Axel, not like Blaine."Come in. I've been so worried about you."I followed her through the house numbly, hardly listening as she spoke. She got me a glass of water and we sat at the kitchen table."How are you feeling?" I asked.She put a hand on her stomach. There wasn't even a hint of a swell of anything there, but she smiled d

Chapter 143: Excuse Me

"Is he hurting you?" I whispered."No!" she spat. "He would never. He would never lay a fucking hand on me, understand?"I recoiled, stupidly stunned by the sudden venom in her voice. This wasn't the Minah I knew. This wasn't my Minah, my friend, my roommate, the woman who was beautiful and sweet and peaceful. When had she become... this? When had she turned from my Minah to the crying, angry, shaking woman before me?Worse, why hadn't I noticed?I was supposed to be her friend."You need to tell him," I said. "Minah, you have to tell Axel. You can't just—""Tell him?" She laughed, a sound like crumpled plastic bags, and shook her head. "What, so you can swoop in and comfort him and beg at his feet for him to finally fucking notice you?"I swallowed the pain and shook my head. Pricks of vertiginous numbness swirled through my body, dizziness that overtook the tips of my fingers and toes, shivered up my spine and through my ribs, squeezing my lungs and stomach like a vice.she knowsOf

Chapter 144: It’s Real

I didn't have enough friends for word to spread like wildfire. It spread more like melted wax, dripping and hardening and cracking, the truth burning away until it piled up into a grotesque, uneven lump.Still, Minah's story spread to the few friends I did have. They made sure to tell me how disgusted they were on her behalf, how gracious she was to offer to help me after I'd done so much to hurt her, how selfish and arrogant and creepy I was. Then the messages dried up, my phone stopped vibrating with angry texts and mocking voicemails, and I was alone.I applied for unemployment payments and was rejected. I considered Minah's suggestion of seeing a doctor and rejected that myself. I didn't have that kind of money, and I sure as hell wasn't going to ask Minah for help.I huddled in my basement for a week. The air was hot and sticky, clinging to me, trapping me, enveloping me in spider's silk, but I was so cold. I put on layers of sweaters and buried myself in blankets, sweat dripping

Chapter 145: Get Out

I responded instinctively, my mind blank, the voices and the anger and the terror silent as I kissed him back. It was everything, it was all I wanted, him and his mouth and his body pressed to mine as he stole my lips. My body rejoiced, on fire, eager, wanting more and more and more, and I gave in. I kissed him, I touched him, I ran my hands up his arms and to his neck. My fingers brushed along the raised scratches on his throat and I froze. "Axel," I mumbled, trying to turn my head away from him. He directed my mouth back to his and I struggled away again. "Axel, stop." He did, eyes opening as he stopped kissing me, and it took every bit of strength I ever had or ever would have again to push him away. Mental strength, at least. Axel didn't move away from me, but he stopped touching me. He watched silently as I touched my lips with my fingertips and tried to understand what had just happened. "What are you doing?" I whispered. His jaw twitched but he didn't answer. "

Chapter 146: Far from Normal

Normal people would probably have directed their anger at Axel. They would have mourned, grieved, then picked up the pieces and moved on, finding some new joy in the world. There would probably be some anger reserved for Minah. She certainly wasn't blameless, but her role had hurt Axel more than it hurt me. Frankly, normal people would probably have been relieved that it was over. Being stuck in the middle of their insane relationship wouldn't have been anyone's idea of fun.I was so far from normal.The first thing I needed to know was if Minah was truly the one hitting Axel. I was fairly certain. He had all but confirmed it, but I needed full certainty before I did anything to her. I needed to see it for myself.We all have to have morals of some sort.I brought my car to the dealership and traded it in for a much shittier car and some cash to pay my next month's rent. Then I immediately drove it to Axel and Minah's house, parked it down the street a bit, and walked to the nearest b

Chapter 147: Don’t tell him

The following day, I dressed carefully. I had one of Blaine's dress shirts, one I'd borrowed months earlier after sleeping late at his place and rushing to get to work on time. I wore that, belting it over a pair of jeans, and drove to Minah's yoga studio. Her car was in the parking lot behind the building, so I parked down the street and strode confidently through the front doors."Welcome to Shanti Yoga," came the pleasant greeting from behind the reception desk. A sweet-looking girl wearing a sports-top stood as I entered. "Our class just started, but there's another in forty-five minutes.""Actually, I'm here to see Minah," I said.She smiled. "Of course! I'll call her up."Before the girl could even grab the phone, it was ringing. She frowned, then picked it up."Hi, Minah. You have a—" She stopped, listening, then glanced at me fearfully. "Um, okay."She hung up and bit her lip. "I'm really sorry, but she said she'd like you to leave."I laughed. "Those were her words?"The girl

Chapter 148: I want you

"Your French accent needs work."I shrugged. "You could have called me out on it."Axel snorted and opened the door the rest of the way."She's not pregnant," I said after he shut the door.Axel nodded brusquely. "Figured. When'd you find that out?""Three days ago."He hesitated, the question of why I'd waited hanging from his lips, but then only nodded and shrugged."I'm sorry she hit you."His jaw clenched. The bruises on his face were almost gone, the scratches barely ridges along his otherwise-smooth skin."Why did you come, Cecily?" His voice wasn't unkind, just tired."To tell you she's not pregnant and that you shouldn't go back to her.""And then what? She tells everyone I beat the shit out of her, that I cheated on her, that... I mean, shit, she'll probably tell everyone I caused her to miscarry." The ice in his eyes was gone, long gone, replaced by pedestrian misery. "Who are they gonna believe? She doesn't need an ounce of proof to ruin my life and I would need a mountain

Chapter 149: On Top

Moments later, it wasn't just kissing. I wound my fingers through his hair and kissed him like he was oxygen; he wrapped his arms around my waist and pulled me to him, holding me tight, inhaling sharply as I nipped at his bottom lip.Then he was guiding me, pulling me forward, directing me to the bed. Before we got there, his hand slipped under my shirt, travelling up to my breast and caressing it gently above my bra. I pushed the hem of his sweater up and he parted from my lips to help me pull it over his head.I stared at his body as it was finally revealed to me. There were more faded bruises on his arms, but other than that, his skin was perfectly unblemished, smooth and pale. He was reasonably toned, not aggressively so, but enough that I could see the outlines of his muscles along his chest and stomach.Axel let me stare at him, let me drink in the bared skin and perfection that was his body, before pulling me back towards him. I was almost hesitant to touch him, like he might e

Chapter 150: Tell Me

He reached down to guide himself inside me. Just as he placed the tip at my entrance, teasingly close, a single shiver away from being inside me, he paused and pulled back from my mouth."Cecily... you sure?""Yes." There was a pause, a heartbeat, a single moment of reflection. "Are you?""Yes," he said firmly, and pushed his hips up. The swollen head of his cock breached my entrance, stretching me, and suddenly I was sinking down on top of him. My eyes squeezed shut and my mouth dropped open, wordless and soundless and everything all at once as he was finally, finally inside me."You okay?" he asked.I couldn't speak, just nodded, trying to memorize the feel of him, the way my pussy was gripping every inch of him, the weightless fluidity that seemed to wash through my body, arousal and desire and satisfaction all crashing together and filling me, overwhelming me, overtaking me. My body sang, my mind empty, my heart whole, and I nearly cried.Nearly, very nearly, but I kept my eyes sq

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