I died once, rotting away for seven years in the darkness of a basement, only to be reborn on the night I destroyed everyone's lives — but why is my stepbrother Maxwell, who should hate me to his core, looking at me with increasingly dangerous eyes?

In my past life, his hatred ran so deep he locked me away for seven years. In this life, I'm desperately trying to avoid him, to help him reconcile with Helen — so why does he keep finding excuses to get closer to me?

My Stepbrother's Forbidden Love

Fiona
Sunlight filtered through the venetian blinds into the hospital room as I slowly opened my eyes.
My head was pounding like someone was taking a sledgehammer to my temples. I tried to sit up, only to discover my left leg was wrapped in a thick cast.
"Fiona! You're finally awake!"
A familiar...

Chapter 9