When I Hurt (Vassi and Seri 2: Russian Stepbrother Romance) by Marian Tee

Author:Marian Tee [Tee, Marian]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jaded Speck Publishing
Published: 2016-03-25T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Six

“Relax.”

“I’m t-trying.”

“Not enough.” And as if to emphasize his words, Vassi firmly pulled her closer, forcing Seri to lean back against him. They were seated on the rug in front of his bedroom’s TV, Seri positioned between his legs while his arms were locked loosely around her waist.

A romantic position to be in, Seri thought uneasily, and something she could and would have enjoyed – if only she wasn’t aware of the fact that Fyodor and the other boys were sleeping on the same floor.

“I’ll hear the door open, and I can have you sitting beside me normally in a second,” Vassi said patiently.

“But---”

He cut her off, saying mildly, “You don’t exactly have the right to argue, leech, with the stunt you pulled earlier.”

“I know,” she admitted in a small voice. “But I’m just worried we’re taking unnecessary risks.”

A pause, and then Vassi murmured pensively, “Maybe I should start worrying, too. Maybe I should date someone else, like you have, to avoid any suspicions---”

Recoiling at the idea of Vassi dating any other girl beside her, she backtracked hastily, saying, “On second thought, I think you’re right, after all. There’s totally no need to worry.” And she even leaned back against his chest, suiting action to words.

Vassi’s chest vibrated with his chuckle. “I thought you’d see it my way.”

“You didn’t really leave me with any choice,” she mumbled.

His arms tightened around her waist. “How do you know that guy?”

“I, umm, bumped into him the first day, after you left.”

“And?”

“He…uh…asked me out?”

“The moment he met you?” Vassi asked skeptically.

Her gaze narrowed at his tone, and she retorted defensively, “Are you saying that’s too hard to believe?”

“Not at all.” Vassi’s eyes met hers straight on. “But what I don’t understand is why you’d actually say yes when you’re supposed to dating me.”

Guilt swamped Seri at Vassi’s tone, but even so, she knew she could never tell him the truth. If Vassi found out that Maximilian knew about them, she was sure he wouldn’t hesitate to end things.

And then her dream would be over, she thought, and reality would then be inescapable.

Vassi was her stepbrother, and – given a choice – he would rather be her stepbrother than her boyfriend.

He loved their family that much, and who was she to blame him?

“Seri?”

Realizing that Vassi was still waiting for an explanation, she stammered the first thing that came to her mind. “I, umm, decided dating him would be a smokescreen.” When Vassi shot her a frowning look, she hurriedly added, “I just thought it would make everyone less likely to think about us…doing…things…if I was dating another guy.” She trailed off lamely afterwards and as she waited for Vassi’s reaction, she made a mental note to keep track of her lies, which she seemed unable to stop spouting every few seconds.

“Seri?”

She jerked up. “Y-yes?” Whenever any of her boys called her by her first name, she knew it could only mean one thing.

“Get rid of him.”

She was in trouble.

More to the point, she had done something her boys didn’t like, and they never hesitated to make her pay for it.

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