New York, Sebastian

The overwhelming surge of anger coursing through my veins was unlike anything I had ever experienced. My hands clenched into fists as I hurled the damning evidence onto the table in front of me, a physical manifestation of the rage that consumed me.

“Don’t tell me this is true, Patrick!” I seethed through gritted teeth, my voice laced with incredulity. “Our mother?!”

Patrick let out a heavy sigh, a shared weariness evident in his expression. “That’s exactly how I felt, brother, when I found out.”

The revelation was almost too much to bear. I could have expected this treacherous deception from Gavin Campbell, Mia’s conniving ex-husband, but...