All Chapters of The Wrong Kind Of Love: Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

33 Chapters

CHAPTER 1: Close Enough To Burn

YULIA“We’re almost there, baby girl.” My father watched me as I angled towards the side window, lost in my thoughts.“I still can’t believe you eloped and got married.” I glanced at him, and he was smiling.“Well… I can’t be single forever. I’m ready to settle down and spend the rest of my life with my woman.” He cut his eyes at me and winked.“Yeah, right.” I huffed, reclining my seat to feel comfortable. “Now I have to live with Miss Daphne’s son while you go on a honeymoon.”“A son I’ve never even met,” I muttered under my breath. “I really think this will be a good thing. You’ve been the only child since forever. And now, you’ll have company.”“Dad, I’m twenty-two, and I can take care of myself.” “I’m going away for three weeks, Yulia. I need you safe.”“Is he even my age?” I asked curiously. Miss Daphne looked like she was in her forties.“You’ll see,” he said, clearly enjoying the suspense.We approached Hampstead, where the wealthy people lived. My father is well-to-do as a

CHAPTER 2: She's Gonna Be A Problem

KENDRICK“What were they thinking, letting her live with you?” Victor asked, leaning back lazily in the chair across from my desk like he owned the space.“Safety.” I shrugged, flipping through the folder in front of me without bothering to look up. “Apparently, her father thinks London will collapse if she spends three weeks alone.”Victor snorted. “Or maybe he realized his daughter is living with one of the richest men in the country and thought she’d be safer inside your walls than outside them.”I signed the last page of the contract and tossed the folder aside. “You’re dramatic.”“No,” he corrected with a grin. “I’m observant.”Through the glass walls, London stretched beneath the fading light, clean, structured, predictable—unlike my thoughts.“You’re distracted,” Victor observed.“I’m working.”“That’s not an answer.”I leaned back slightly. “Then ask a better question.”He grinned like that was exactly what he wanted. “What’s she like?”My pen paused for half a second, not eno

CHAPTER 3: The Kiss That Shouldn’t Have Happened

YULIA“This is it?” I asked, glancing around the parking lot filled with cars. “Yes.” Kendrick parked his car and turned to me. “Ever been to a street race?”I shook my head wildly, speechless all of a sudden. His expression barely changed, but his eyes said otherwise . “Then prepare yourself. You’re in for a treat.”Kendrick climbed out of the car and then walked over to my side to open the door for me. I sat still, not attempting to move.“We’re gonna miss everything if you don’t hurry.” He leaned into the car and reached over to unbuckle my seatbelt. My breath caught instantly.“You smell good.” He declared as he pulled back and held out his hand to me.“Uh… Thank you.” I blushed and grabbed his hand, causing a tingle, like shock, to run through me. Kendrick led me through the cars to where everyone was. The sound of loud music and the chatter of the crowd blared ahead.“We’re really at a street race right now?” I asked, causing him to look over his shoulder at me with a crook

CHAPTER 4: Not Just Him Anymore

KENDRICKI shouldn’t have kissed her. It wasn’t even a kiss worth overthinking—just her cheek, a brief moment of contact that should’ve meant nothing.But it did, and that was the problem.I ruffled my hair, staring blankly at the surveillance analytics displayed across my MacBook’s screen while absolutely none of it registered in my head. I dragged a hand down my face slowly before muttering under my breath, “Get a hold of yourself.”One girl shouldn’t be affecting me this much, especially not her.I stood from the chair, loosening the sleeves of my black shirt before leaving the office upstairs. I barely made it halfway down the hallway before another door opened.There she was. Yulia froze when she saw me. Her blonde hair was messy, like she had just gotten out of bed, and she wore an oversized shirt that hung slightly off one shoulder. Completely casual, unaware of how dangerous she looked.I forced my expression to remain neutral. “What’s up with you?” I asked casually, my voice

CHAPTER 5: Feeling The Moment

YULIA“So you’re telling me that you’re living with the Kendrick Fernsby?” Adeline asked dramatically, raising both hands to make quotation marks in the air. I laughed, taking another sip of my pineapple smoothie. I had decided to meet her at The Good Life Eatery because their smoothies were ridiculously good, and honestly, I needed to get out of the house before my thoughts completely consumed me.“Yep!”“Girrrlll…” She whistled lowly. “You’re literally living every woman’s fantasy right now.”“It’s not like that.”“Mhmmm.” She narrowed her eyes suspiciously over the rim of her mango smoothie. “And I’m the Queen of England.”I rolled my eyes immediately. “I don’t know why my dad thinks I can’t survive alone for three weeks.” I sighed, stirring my smoothie absentmindedly. “And now…”“Now what?” Adeline probed, glinting her eyes at me.“And now it’s just… complicated.”“Oh. My. God!!!” Adeline straightened instantly in her chair, cupping her mouth. “What?”“You like him.”“What? No!”

CHAPTER 6: The Look On His Face

YULIAMy breath caught somewhere in my throat. The room suddenly felt too small. I should’ve told him to stop. I should’ve reminded him that this was wrong. That our parents were married. That we were living under the same roof now. That he was my stepbrother.Instead, I sat there staring at him while my heart betrayed me completely.Because the truth was… I didn’t want him to stop.Kendrick’s gaze dropped to my lips again, slower this time, like he was giving me one last chance to pull away. I didn’t. And somehow, that seemed to affect him too.He leaned closer. Close enough…My pulse pounded so loudly I was convinced he could hear it. “Kendrick…” I whispered weakly.His forehead rested lightly against mine. “Should I stop?”My breath completely fell apart. “No.”He leaned in and kissed my lips. The second his lips touched mine, every rational thought disappeared.I'd been craving this since the first time I arrived at his house. He kissed me harder, deeper, his hand sliding from my

CHAPTER 7: Crossing Lines

KENDRICKYulia’s eyes stayed locked on mine, waiting.For the first time since she entered my life, I actually had to think before answering a simple question.That wasn’t a good sign.Natalie had never mattered enough to explain before.But suddenly, with Yulia staring at me like that, the wrong answer felt dangerous.“Natalie and I have history,” I answered deliberately. “And?”How do I make her understand this?Her tone, with the tiny possessive edge beneath it, shouldn’t have affected me the way it did.“She’s—”“Oh, sorry,” a voice interrupted smoothly from the entrance. “I didn’t know you had a visitor.”I knew that voice instantly. Still, both Yulia and I turned at the same time.Natalie stood there smiling at us like she hadn’t just walked into the middle of something.She looked good as always. Long dark hair falling over her shoulders, a fitted black dress, and confidence practically radiating off her, but the second my eyes shifted toward Yulia, I knew she had already noti

CHAPTER 8: Let Them Notice

YULIAI changed outfits three times before finally settling on a royal blue fitted top and jeans, which was honestly ridiculous. It was just a casual get-together at Damon’s house. Not a date.Still, my stomach wouldn’t stop flipping nervously every few seconds.Mostly because ever since Kendrick kissed me, everything between us had changed. The air felt heavier now. Every glance lasted too long. Every touch lingered, and I liked it way too much.I stared at myself in the mirror one last time before sighing dramatically. “Get yourself together, Yulia.”A knock sounded against my door. “Come in.”The door opened slowly, and there he was. Kendrick leaned casually against the doorway, wearing black cargo pants and a dark grey fitted shirt that looked criminally good on him.Seriously unfair.His eyes swept over me slowly. Very slowly. And right there, I regretted breathing.“Well,” he murmured. “Now I understand why you’ve been hiding upstairs for an hour.”I peered at him. “I was not hi

CHAPTER 9: I'm Choosing

KENDRICK“You say things like that too easily,” she muttered under her breath, arms folded like she was protecting herself from something she couldn’t name.I knew what she meant. I also knew she was right, but I didn’t care enough to stop.“I think plenty,” I told her. “I just don’t always stop myself.”She stood there in the cold night air, hair slightly caught by the wind, staring out over the city like she was trying to calm herself down.She was beautiful. Not in the obvious way people usually meant it either. It was quieter than that. Lethal in a quieter way.The kind of face you kept wanting to look at for no reason. The kind that sticks in your head when it shouldn’t. The kind that made silence feel less empty.And for some dumb reason, I couldn’t stop thinking about her.I barely knew anything about Yulia. Not really, but I wanted to.I wanted to know what made her laugh unexpectedly. What annoyed her. What she looked like first thing in the morning. Why she always acted toug

CHAPTER 10: Too Far Gone

YULIAThe room stayed quiet for exactly three seconds after Kendrick spoke. Three.Then Damon lost his mind. “Oh, this is insane,” he whistled, looking between us like he was witnessing live television. “He said that with his full chest too.”“Damon,” Victor warned, already laughing.“No, because what does choosing even mean?” Damon continued. “Are we talking romance? Marriage? Tax benefits? Clarify!”I felt heat prickle at my ears. I avoided looking at Kendrick completely, which was difficult because I could literally feel his eyes on me.Sophie looked seconds away from screaming.Adeline, meanwhile, looked deeply invested in my suffering, wiggling her brows.“You people are ridiculous,” I muttered.“Yulia!” Sophie screeched. “Respectfully… what the hell is happening?”“Nothing,” I answered too quickly.“Mhmm,” Adeline hummed knowingly.Across the room, Kendrick stayed irritatingly calm, making everything worse.While I was internally combusting, he looked perfectly comfortable after

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