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 lan

along. You suspected Sierra was

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 abandoned my mom. If it weren't for

lan raised an eyebrow at him. "Does Katherine

you've noticed. She holds

"That's your father too."

it wasn't for him, my mom wouldn't have been hurt. We wouldn't have spent years being hunted. He's

the kind of person to knowingly get involved with a married man. It must have been your father who deceived her, then turned a blind eye after she got pregnant, leaving her to fend

was usually 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. Sᴇaʀᴄh thᴇ FɪndNovᴇl.nᴇt website

for Teo was

in a fire, enduring excruciating

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

word. If Sierra troubles my mom