No Strings Attached

lan's statement wasn't a question, but an assertion.

His deep-set eyes were fixed intently on Brodie, as if trying to see right through him.

The room fell into an unnerving silence, so profound you could hear the sound of each other's breathing.

It was only after a pregnant pause that Brodie chuckled lightly, "When did you figure it out?"

That laugh made something heavy settle in lan's chest.

Discovering a brother who shared his blood, seemingly out of nowhere, was a feeling lan couldn't quite articulate.

He had always been guarded around Brodie. Partly because of his mysterious past, and partly because of his feelings for Clara.

lan had considered many possibilities, but the notion that Brodie was his half-brother had never crossed his mind.

seconds before

You suspected Sierra was behind your mother's

didn't bother to hide it. "Yes, I took one of your things for a DNA test the first time I saw you. I also knew Teo was the scumbag who

lan raised an eyebrow at him.

She holds

"That's your father too."

wasn't for him, my mom wouldn't have been hurt. We

of wealth and comfort. What he gave me was a lifetime of narrow escapes from death. I believe my mom wasn't the kind of person to knowingly get involved with a married man.

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hatred for Teo was

his mother, pregnant and alone, nearly perishing in a fire, enduring excruciating

as you think. Maybe my dad was also a pawn in someone's game.

If Sierra troubles my mom again, I