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The Mother’s Story

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The book launch was in three days.

Vienna's mother had been working on it for over a year. The Man I Loved. The story of Marcus Cross. The truth that had been buried for so long. She had poured everything into it. Her grief. Her guilt. Her love. Every page was a testament to the man she had lost and the years she had spent in hiding.

But now, with the launch only days away, she was falling apart.

Vienna noticed it immediately. Her mother had stopped eating. She had stopped sleeping. She spen
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  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    The Confession

    The book was a success. It sold thousands of copies in the first week. It was featured in newspapers and magazines. It was discussed on television and radio. Vienna's mother became a voice for families who had been silenced by the system. She spoke at conferences. She gave interviews. She told her story again and again. But something was still bothering her. Vienna noticed it immediately. Her mother was quieter than usual. She was distracted. She spent hours staring at the wall, her eyes vacant, her hands trembling. She jumped at sudden noises. She cried for no reason. Vienna found her on the balcony one evening, staring out at the river. "Mom," she said softly. "What is wrong?" Her mother did not turn around. "I have something else to tell you." Vienna's heart clenched. "What?" Her mother was silent for a long moment. Then she said, "I have been keeping a secret. A secret I should have told you years ago." Vienna crossed the balcony and stood beside her. "What secret?" Her

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    The Mother’s Story

    The book launch was in three days. Vienna's mother had been working on it for over a year. The Man I Loved. The story of Marcus Cross. The truth that had been buried for so long. She had poured everything into it. Her grief. Her guilt. Her love. Every page was a testament to the man she had lost and the years she had spent in hiding. But now, with the launch only days away, she was falling apart. Vienna noticed it immediately. Her mother had stopped eating. She had stopped sleeping. She spent hours staring at the wall, her eyes vacant, her hands trembling. She jumped at sudden noises. She cried for no reason. Vienna found her on the balcony one evening, staring out at the river. "Mom," she said softly. "What is wrong?" Her mother did not turn around. "I do not know if I can do this." "Do what?" "The launch. The interviews. The readings. All of it. I do not know if I can stand in front of all those people and talk about your father." Vienna crossed the balcony and stood beside

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    The Girl Who Stayed

    Lila came back the next day. Vienna was in her office, reviewing grant applications, when there was a knock on the door. She looked up and saw the young woman standing in the doorway, her hands clasped nervously in front of her. "Lila," Vienna said, setting down her pen. "Come in." Lila stepped inside. She looked different today. Still tired. Still pale. But there was something new in her eyes. A flicker of determination that had not been there before. "I wanted to thank you," Lila said. "For yesterday. For everything you did." "You don't have to thank me." "I do. I've never had anyone help me like that before. Not without wanting something in return." Vienna gestured to the chair across from her desk. "Sit down. Tell me how your mother is doing." Lila sat. "She's okay. The specialist you arranged saw her this morning. She said the surgery can be scheduled for next month. She said there's a fund that can help cover the cost." Vienna smiled. "That's wonderful news." "I know.

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    The Girl Who Reminded Me of Me

    The healing center was quiet on Tuesday mornings. Vienna had learned to cherish these hours. The bustle of the afternoon appointments hadn't yet begun. The volunteers were still arriving, coffee cups in hand, speaking in hushed tones. The sunlight streamed through the large windows of the lobby, casting warm rectangles on the polished floor. It was a place of peace. A place of healing. A place Vienna had built from the ashes of her own pain. She walked through the lobby, greeting the receptionist, checking the schedule for the day. Three new families were coming in for orientation. A support group was meeting at noon. The mentorship program had a waiting list of teenagers hoping to be paired with someone who understood. Vienna felt a familiar swell of gratitude. This was her work. Her purpose. The thing she had built to honor her father's memory and her brother's survival. She was about to head to her office when the front door opened. A young woman walked in. She was young. May

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    The Daughter’s Turn

    The years passed like water. Vienna watched her daughter grow from a curious toddler into a confident young woman. Silas was fifteen now. Tall and beautiful, with her father's dark eyes and her mother's fierce determination. She was smart and funny and stubborn. She was everything Vienna had ever hoped for. But she was also asking questions. Hard questions. Questions about the past, about the family, about the scars that Vienna still carried. "Tell me about the auction," Silas said one evening, sitting on the balcony with Vienna. "Tell me about what really happened." Vienna looked at her daughter. She had known this day would come. She had dreaded it and welcomed it in equal measure. "Are you sure you want to know?" she asked. "I am sure." Vienna took a deep breath. She told her daughter everything. The auction. The collar. The fear. The love. She told her about the years of fighting and surviving. She told her about Ezra and Silas and the foundation and the healing center. Si

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    The Promise

    The months after the center opened were the busiest of Vienna's life. She woke up each morning before dawn, made coffee, and worked on her manuscript. She spent afternoons at the center, meeting with families, attending events, giving interviews. She had dinner with Ezra and Silas and Maria and her mother. She played with her daughter. She fell into bed each night exhausted but fulfilled. Life was full. But something was still missing. She could not name it. It was not fear. Not anxiety. Not grief. It was something else. Something quieter. Something that whispered in the back of her mind when she was alone. She tried to ignore it. She threw herself into her work. She spent long hours at the center. She answered emails until her eyes blurred. She planned events and wrote speeches and shook hands with donors. But the whisper would not stop. --- Ezra noticed. Of course he noticed. He noticed everything about her. "You are restless," he said one evening, finding her on the balcon

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    The Name I Never Knew

    Vienna dried off slowly, stretching each movement to delay the inevitable. As long as she stayed in this bathroom, wrapped in a thick white towel that smelled expensive, she did not have to walk out into the real world. She did not have to accept that the night was over.But the water had run cold

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    Bruised And Begging For More

    Ezra fucked her like he was trying to break her.Each thrust was deep and deliberate, pushing into her with a rhythm that stole her breath. Vienna's legs wrapped around his waist, her heels digging into his lower back, pulling him closer even as she cried out from the force of him. The collar press

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    On My Knees For Daddy

    The floor was cold beneath Vienna's knees.She knelt in the center of the room, naked now except for the collar. The black lace was gone, tossed somewhere onto the floor. The silk ropes were coiled beside her on the bed, waiting. Ezra stood in front of her, still fully dressed, his charcoal mask hi

  • One Night With My Brother’s Worst Enemy    The Collar

    The leather was cool against Vienna's throat.Ezra stood over her, his masked face unreadable, his fingers working the buckle at the back of the collar. The strap sat snug against her skin, not tight enough to choke, just tight enough to remind her it was there. A small silver ring dangled at the f

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