Keith's mother abandoned him and his father when he was little. And ever since he clocked adulthood, he's been having difficult relationships — both platonic and intimacy-wise — with the female folk, so much so, he wants nothing to do with them.

But when he sets his eyes on Tia — sweet, innocent, extraordinarily-beautiful Tia, she's like an arrow shot straight at his heart. Around her, he's himself. There's no need to pretend. No emptiness. She brings out the best in him, without her even knowing it.

But there's a major roadblock.

Tia is his father's fiancee's daughter.

So, she's to become his stepsister.

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1 - Keith.

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