A woman discovers her arrogant stepbrother matches the birthmark of her online lover.
Five years after her mother entered the Sterling crime family, the narrator still endures frozen silence with stepbrother Louis. A birthmark on his body matches Rowan, the online boyfriend who sent intimate messages for two years. She recently fabricated a Harvard rejection to end things with Rowan and protect him from her dangerous new world. While attempting to flee with packed bags, Louis intercepts her, laughing low. He reveals knowledge of the messages and the lie, trapping her in a confrontation she cannot evade.
Markers
- 1Crime family step-siblings
- 2Online lover identity reveal
- 3Escape blocked by stepbrother
Audience
Anyone drawn to secret-identity tension between a crime-family stepbrother and an online romance will stay locked in.
