A Forbidden Kin: A Stepbrother Compilation
It was the kind of place that only belonged in magazines, the kind of place normal people only dreamed of, and the kind of place where memories were made.
But with ten people crammed inside, it was also loud, messy, and totally insane.
My mother was in the kitchen, her laughter echoed through the open windows as she cooked enough food to feed an army. She was in her element, surrounded by family, doing what she loved best. My stepfather was on the deck, manning the grill with the focused passion of a general commanding troops, his tongs in one hand and a beer in the other. My younger sister was running as she chased my stepbrother's cousin around the pool, their shrieks of joy carrying on th