The Dink Lie: I Raised His Secret Family Novels & Stories

the butler kindly reminded him. "No, that's not what I have in mind. I've seen my grandmother's photos when she was younger. She resembles my mommy so much there's no need for a paternity test." "Then…" "It's my secret," Dicky said, and he refused to breathe a word afterwards.

As long as it’s discreet and doesn’t embarrass him publicly, you could take up pole dancing for all he’d notice. She blanched. We both knew it. My father kept his mistresses in apartments in other cities, other countries. An open secret. Tanya knew. Alaric knew she knew. And he had the serene, brutal confidence of a man who holds all the financial cards, knowing his wife would never dare make a scene. The dynamic was sick, and standing in the middle of it made my skin crawl. The thought curdled into something darker. Maybe the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. Maybe Hyacinth had seen the rot in the core of this family, in me, and had been absolutely right to run.

Chapter 29 Arya’s POV Derek exhaled shakily, lifted a hand to his face, and when he looked up again, his eyes were red, glassy, wet with tears that I know are not real, but it seemed like everyone else was falling for it. “I didn’t want it to come to this, God knows I tried to handle this privately, to protect the family name, to protect my wife, even when I found out the truth.” My heart was pounding violently as I stared at him, my mind screaming that this can’t be happening, that no one could possibly believe such an obvious lie, but when I glanced around the room, I saw that they were believing him.

he said teasingly with his hands rubbing my cheeks I tried to push him away but I was desperate, desperate for the answer to the questions that have caused a lot of commotion in my life But what if Micheal is telling lies? What if he’s just trying to make out with me and complicate the situation again? A wave of disgust washed over me but his words had struck a chord. “And how am I supposed to trust you that you actually know who the father is” I asked my voice laced with desperation “Well there’s a little secret I will tell you about our last encounter that you weren’t aware of” he replied, a wilder grin on his face His words hung in the air, tempting me with the promise of truth. He must h

I could tell he was uncomfortable, his voice strangely quiet as he began. “When I was young, I always believed I had the perfect family. My parents were deeply in love. Michael was a great brother. Everything was... perfect.” His expression tightened. “And then, when I was fifteen, my dad died.” My heart ached at his words, but I held back from speaking. He didn’t want my comfort right now, and I didn’t want to interrupt his story. He smiled sadly. “That’s when I found out the truth. Diana’s not my mom. She treats me the way she does because... I’m not hers. I think she’s always resented that, even though she does a pretty good job of hiding it.”

I had to talk sense into Kelvin; there was still an atom of humanity in him. I straightened, fire in my chest. “Kelvin, listen to me. Di is your mate. I am not. You know this. The Sovereign’s our father. He split us apart, hid us in different families, because your father wanted our mother dead when she was pregnant. Di was hidden for years to keep her safe. Don’t you see? This war you’re fighting has been built on lies and blood by our families for years.” Kelvin’s lips twisted into a cruel smile. “Do you know how stupid you sound? Fairy tales and family secrets? Diana, please. I’ve heard enough lies to last a lifetime.”

"Julian. We share half our DNA. But that's not why we're brothers. We're brothers because we chose to stand together in a boardroom while you tried to destroy us." He straightened up. "And Richard West?" Noah said. "Maybe he was sterile. Maybe he bought a vial. But he stayed. He raised me. He taught me how to tie a tie. He taught me how to code. He was my father because he did the job." Vivian stared at him. Her mouth opened and closed. Her weapon—the ultimate secret of his origin—had bounced off him like a pebble against a tank. "You're a fool," Vivian whispered. "You're living a lie."

The frown remained on my face as I asked quizzically, "What is the truth from all those years ago? Are you acquainted with the Zermeno family too?" I had always known my dad had ties to the Zermeno family, but my mom had never mentioned anything about them. If it weren't for what she said just now, I would have thought they had nothing to do with each other at all. Was there some huge family secret I didn't know about? My mom's face turned serious as she sternly said, "It has nothing to do with you. Don't ask anymore." My heart sank upon hearing that. I was a lot like my mom—we both had a habit of saying the opposite of what we meant. When she said it had nothing to do with me, it meant that

Just sipped his drink and watched her like a predator waiting to pounce. “I want the truth,” she said. “Who are you?” “I already told you,” he said. “I’m the man who was going to ruin you.” Her brows pulled together. “Why?” He set his drink down. “Because your father destroyed my family.” She froze. “What?” He stepped closer. “William Elridge lied, cheated, bribed his way through federal contracts. My father was a whistleblower. Your father buried him in court. My mother overdosed three months later. I was sixteen.”

“Why are you not telling me that you we’re pregnant that time? So I can fight you to your parents. “ he said. “I am sorry if I left you just like that. I felt scared to your parents. “ he said. “But I came back but you are not listening to me instead you lied to me. “ he said. “But we can all over again, Sandra. “ it’s Christian “We can start as family again. You, me and Lexie and together for our coming kids in the future. “ he said. Sandra laugh at him. His jaws chattered at her reaction. “Are you serious? “ she asked and didn’t stop laughing. “I have an evidence that Lexie is my child. My own flesh. So what will be happen of your parents political career if I reveal to public about me and