Bullied By My Alpha Stepbrother

Amelia Forbes

The first group of people we saw when we stepped out of our limo was Kimberly and her minions. I swallowed nervously, trying to keep my head high.

During the last few weeks of exams, the principal had made a public announcement concerning the rumors about me being pregnant. His last verdict was that anyone caught talking about it would be expelled.

That helped in keeping them all quiet for a while. So I hadn’t really crossed paths with her since.

I didn’t want any snide comments to ruin my day.

You can do this, Mel. That phase of your life is over. The bullying, everything. She’s got nothing on you.

With the small pep talk and the comfort of having the three people who really cared about me by my side, I knew I could do it.

Malia saw us first.

She did a double take. Then looked away and reverted her gaze back to us. As recognition hit her, her jaw fell open and she tapped Kimberly urgently.

Kimberly looked annoyed at being interrupted but she froze once she saw me.

“Is that Amelia Forbes?!” The guy Kimberly was talking to exclaimed in shock. “No. Fucking. Way.”

He gently pushed Kimberly out of the way, his jaw still wide open, and approached me.

Adrian put a hand out to block him and looked at me for approval. I gently nodded and he slowly let the guy through.

“Can-can I take a picture with, umm, you?” He stammered, his eyes filled with awe.

I nodded, still confused as Ben took a shot of us with the guy’s phone.

“Thanks,” He gushed as he stared at the picture. “You look AMAZING.”

Okay. What just happened? It’d been a while since I had that much attention showered on me. And honestly, it felt kind of weird.

Adrian hooked my arm with his as we walked past a still shocked Kimberly and through the entrance of the school.

The best thing about all of this was the look on Kimberly’s face.

As if on cue, we all burst out laughing.

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I felt a wave of nostalgia as I saw Adrian walk into the hall with a girl by his side. He looked great like always. All the girls were already throwing googly eyes his way and practically drooling at his feet.

He looked happy enough talking and laughing with his partner. For a second I felt jealous. That should’ve been me right there. We should’ve arrived at prom together, just like we always talked about when we were younger.

I breathed in deeply. I was supposed to enjoy today. I would clear my head and enjoy the party. So I resumed my conversation with the guys.

But I couldn’t stop myself from glaring at Adrian and his girl. And looking around, I could see I wasn’t the only one staring. They were the centre of attention.

I could see Kim from across the hall shooting daggers at the girl. My brows furrowed. Since when did Kimberly have a thing for Adrian? Or was it the girl. . .

Taking a closer look at the girl, I tried to see if I knew her. Come to think of it, Adrian had no time for girls. So who was this date?

Just then she looked in my direction, a wide smile still on her face, and it felt like I had the wind knocked out of me.

My eyes widened in shock.

Amelia?

No way.

When the smile on her face died as she saw me, I knew it was her. She held my gaze for a few seconds, anger flashing briefly in her eyes, and then she looked away and continued her conversation with Adrian.

Fuck.

She was a vision. Literally.

Greg nearly choked on his punch. “Is that Amelia? The girl you hate so much?” He asked, eyes wide as saucers.

I could only nod.

“Fuck me! She’s so fucking hot. How come I never noticed her before.”

Yeah. How come.

He slapped my back determinedly. “I’m gonna go talk to her.”

That stopped me. I looked from him to Amelia to Adrian and then Rory, and then Rory and I burst out laughing.

“Save yourself the embarrassment, dude,” Rory said still cackling.

“I could try at least. I mean, look at her face, her shoulders, her fucking lips.” He swallowed. “How am I supposed to let that pass me by?”

“The same way you let it pass you by for six years?” Rory laughed. “Plus, it’s obvious she and Adrian are pretty cozy,” He added in a singsong voice.

I swallowed. Were they?

At that moment the announcement for prom king and queen came up. As per tradition, the votes were cast on the day of prom after the nominees-which were kept a secret till the big reveal-were set.

Students would go through the curtain one at a time and vote for whoever they liked in the list of nominees. And then the results were announced.

We walked toward the curtain to cast out votes.

“Who are you voting for as prom queen?” I asked, already knowing it’d be Kimberly.

“Uhh, Amelia. Duh,” Rory said like it was obvious.

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They both stared at me as if I’d said something silly.

“A little birdie told me Amelia’s name was added on the list of nominees today. Plus, she looks to die for today, trashing the whole nerd look and revealing THAT,” He motioned to her. “So obviously we’re voting for her.”

I didn’t know what to say so I didn’t say anything.

I looked back again to see her and Adrian deep in conversation, their arms still intertwined.

Something bubbled through my chest and I felt the sudden urge to take her away from him.

I wanted to talk to her. I wanted to talk to him as well.

But I didn’t like seeing them together.

Was the fuck is wrong with me?