Free Dearest Stepbrother Romance: Billionaire Standalone by Jasmine Love

 
    Sarah
    A nice young man with a brilliant mind, that’s how my mother had described Brad Owens, who was officially my stepbrother as of today. She’d married Dwain Owens, a successful businessman who’d apparently taught his ways to his son. I’d never seen Brad before this day because he was always busy and traveled a lot, at least that’s what my mother had always told me. Her description of Brad was slightly off though, she’d forgotten to tell me he was incredibly hot and sexy. If he hadn’t been my stepbrother, I would know who to go after at this wedding for sure. But that didn’t matter anymore, because it was official now.
    I stood next to the table filled with the most delicious food, it looked as if it had cost a fortune. Given the amount of money Dwain had, it probably did. A waiter passed by and I grabbed a glass of champagne, my third. I emptied it in a few swallows only and looked around, there were so many people here I hadn’t seen in my entire life. Dwain’s family seemed to be at least ten times bigger than mine, of course that wasn’t so hard when I didn’t see most of my family anymore due to family fights and arguments.
    The wedding ceremony was amazing and I loved to see my mother so happy, she deserved that. I’d seen Brad sitting a few seats away from, carefully watching the wedding with a deep focus, as if he was genuinely happy about it too. That was the first time and only time I’d actually seen him, a businessman was apparently hard to get hold of. I sighed and contemplated whether I should take another glass of champagne so the day would go by faster, this was just boring. I was happy for my mother and I wanted her to enjoy every minute of this special moment, but for me it was boring. The few family members from my side of the family had already left, I’d never been able to count on them. My mother had to get to know everyone of Dwain’s family and I was happy for her too, she’d finally have the big family she’d always dreamed of. For me however it wasn’t as fun, but I didn’t want to show that. This was her day and I would be damn happy for her no matter what.
    In the corner of my eye I noticed someone walking my direction, aiming his eyes at me. I turned my head and looked over my shoulder, it was Brad. Finally I’d get to meet my stepbrother. The sexy, perfect and muscled man… But still my stepbrother.
    “Hi,” he said to me and nodded, keeping his eyes aimed at mine.
    “Hey,” I responded and turned my body toward him.
    “So I guess we’re stepbrother and stepsister now then?” He grinned.
    “I guess so.” I met his smile with one of my own.
    “I sure wouldn’t have thought I’d get a hot stepsister, that’s for sure. My name is Brad by the way, in case you didn’t know yet. You’re Sarah, right?”
    “Right,” I responded and tried to hide my blush but I couldn’t. “I knew your name, my mother has told me about you before. It’s weird that I haven’t seen you any sooner than this. I had to wait all the way until the wedding. And thank you for the compliment.” I smiled at him.
    “I know, but I haven’t been around much lately, I travel a lot for my business. Besides, it’s not like they’ve waited a long time before getting married.” He laughed.
    “That’s right, it’s crazy how fast they got married. But you know, if they feel good about it and are happy, then I’m happy too.” I nodded.
    “I like that, that’s sweet.” He winked at me. “George!” he said in a raised voice and gestured one of the waiters to come to him.
    “Here you go sir,” the waiter responded and held his platter next to Brad, offering drinks. Brad grabbed two glasses of champagne and handed me one of them, sliding one finger over my hand for a short moment. He aimed his eyes at me while doing it and for a moment it looked as if the world stood still. My heart beat faster and a warm feeling rushed through my body. What was that about? Why did I feel