until I found hidden documents in my dad’s office. The fire had been caused by faulty wiring—in a building my adoptive parents owned. They adopted me not just out of guilt, but to avoid a lawsuit. I confronted them. The truth shattered everything I believed. I left that night,

staying with Daniel—the brother I didn’t know I had. Though my world had turned upside down, I found something I didn’t know I was missing: the truth, and a family that was always mine.