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.

a few seconds before lan found his

What matters is that you've known all along. You suspected Sierra was behind your mother's framing and you've been investigating in the

of your things for a DNA test the first time I saw you. I also knew Teo

eyebrow at him. "Does Katherine know

holds a soft spot for your

"That's your father too."

mom wouldn't have been hurt. We wouldn't

kind of person to knowingly get involved with a married man. It must have been your father who deceived

the epitome of calm and decorum, but now, speaking of the past, there was a trace of emotion on his face. His dark eyes were tinged with a subtle crimson.

hatred for Teo was

enduring excruciating pain to save her child without medication, it cut him like

was also a pawn in someone's game. I'm investigating, and if Sierra is behind this I won't let her off the hook for

hope you'll keep your word. If Sierra troubles my