FATED TO HER CURSED HYBRID STEPBROTHER
“I needed to grab a box from the storage room for the cafe supplies, but it was way up on the top shelf. I couldn't reach it, so I asked Lucien to come help me lift it down.”
I gestured vaguely behind me, then added,
“John, this is Lucien, by the way, my stepbrother. Lucien, this is John.”
It seemed John bought my lie hook, line, and sinker because his eyes widened even more.
“The Lucien Thorne!” He extended a hand, practically bowing as he shook Lucien's with both of his. “Holy shit, man, it's an honor. I've followed your work with Thorne Empire for years. That merger last quarter? Genius. If there's anything I can do, anything at all…”