An online boyfriend and a stepbrother prove to be one man, leading to a trapped escape attempt.
Five years after her mother enters the Sterling crime family, the narrator remains locked in silence with stepbrother Louis. A distinctive birthmark on him matches Rowan, the online partner who sent intimate nightly messages for two years. The narrator recently fabricated a Harvard rejection to end that relationship and protect Rowan. While fleeing with packed bags, Louis intercepts her, laughing low and demanding to know who gave her the nerve to play him and walk away.
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Sterling crime family estate
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step-siblings and secret online lovers
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identity reveal and forced confrontation
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