Chapter 2
I was sixteen when my mother married into the Smith family.
At that time, Ethan stood at the corner of the stairs, his cold eyes watching me.
I thought this stepbrother of mine, who shared no blood relation with me, would torment
e at every turn.
But to my surprise, he doted on me to the point that he would have given me the stars if he could, but would refuse me even the moon.
I became the most envied young lady in the elite circles, the precious daughter of the Smith
family.
On the night after my college entrance exams, Ethan climbed into my bed in the dark.
He tore through the last barrier between us.
This forbidden love was not something society would allow.
We entwined ourselves in countless nights, seeking solace in each other’s arms.
But before our six–year–long secret relationship was discovered, it came to an abrupt end.
I opened my phone’s photo gallery, desperately searching for evidence of the love we once
shared.
But everything related to Ethan had disappeared.
In one night.
I fell from the heights to the deepest abyss.
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