The Man Who Broke Her Heart

For ten years, my stepbrother Kason Oneal was my protector. After our parents divorced, he fought to keep me in his home, becoming the only family I had. Everyone knew he cherished me, and my gratitude slowly blossomed into a secret love.

Then, his old high school flame, Dalia Keith, came back.

The man who once kissed me in the dark of my room vanished overnight, replaced by a stranger. I overheard him telling Dalia, "She's just my stepsister. I feel sorry for her, that's all."

He demanded I give back the jade pendant he once worked all summer to buy for my birthday, only to give it to her.