Lahat ng Kabanata ng TANGLED WITH MY MAFIA STEPBROTHER : Kabanata 21 - Kabanata 27

Riley POVComing back to university again feels like a different planet after the last few days. Everything is noisy in that quiet way like pages turning, laptops clicking and people whispering. I’m supposed to be focusing on my statistics notes as I'm way below average grade, but every time I try, I still feel Noah's fingers between my legs.Lila slides into the seat across from me, dumping her bag with a sigh.“You look like you got hit by a truck. In a sexy way of course.”I groan, dropping my head to the table.“Please don’t ask.”Ethan arrives a minute later, carrying three coffees. He sets one in front of me and drops into the chair right beside me. He sits so close to me that his thigh brushes mine under the table as he leans in to see my notes.“You missed the review session yesterday,” he says, his voice soft and concerned. “I saved you my notes. Here, look—”He angles his laptop toward me, his arm draping at the back of my chair. His fingers toying with a strand of my hair

Noah POVThe house felt too damn quiet when I walked in, like it knew I was carrying a storm I hadn’t shaken off yet. David was nowhere in sight—probably locked in his study, plotting whatever came next in that cold head of his. I dropped my bag by the door, still tasting the rage from the library feed, still seeing Ethan’s hand on her knee like it was burned into my eyelids. I was halfway up the stairs, towel still damp around my waist from the shower I barely finished, when my phone rang. I snatched it up without checking the screen, already braced for whatever fresh hell this day had left for me.“Boss, it’s the campus guy,” the voice said. “Something’s happening. I… I think Riley’s in trouble.”“What do you mean?” My towel was still around my waist, hair wet, and already my heart started racing furiously against my ribs. "What the fuck do you mean that Riley is in danger?!" “There’s a guy in black… I saw him. He… he took Riley. He got her into his car. I… I don’t know what he

Chapter 25Noah POVThe streetlights blurred past me as I pulled the Jeep up a block away from the restaurant. My hands were clenched tight on the wheel, gun resting heavy against my thigh. Every instinct in me screamed to charge in, but I knew better. I had to stay controlled. For Riley.I stepped out of the Jeep, scanning the entrance. There he was. Matteo Valenti. Dark, lean, a predator in human form. His eyes locked onto mine almost immediately, a smirk spreading across his face.“Noah,” he said smoothly, voice like silk over steel. “Cousin.”My jaw tightened. “Matteo.” I let my voice stay calm, but every fiber of my being burned. “I’m glad to see you. But David wants Riley at dinner at home tonight. So I’ll see you next time.”He tilted his head, amused, but didn’t argue. “You always have to be so serious, cousin.”I didn’t respond. I just watched as he reached for Riley. She was tense, still confused, trying to keep her calm, but the second she saw me, her shoulders slumped. Rel

Riley POV I can’t stay away anymore. No, not after the gala. The way he looked at me like I was the only person in the room full of hundreds and after waking up alone again, aching and frustrated and so full of want I could scream. I decided to stop mopping around and do something. It’s past midnight and the house is silent and dark. I slip out of bed, my heart pounding like I’m committing a crime. I am, in a way. I pad my bare feet on the cold floor down the hall to his door when i reached It’s cracked open—just enough. I push it wider and step inside. His bathroom light is on and the shower running as steam seeps under the door. I close his bedroom door behind me, lean against it, and wait. The water shuts off then a minute later, he steps out with towel slung low on his hips, water still dripping down his chest, his hair wet and messy. He freezes when he sees me. His eyes rake over my tank top, tiny shorts, no bra and bare legs. “Riley,” he hisses. “What are y