**Katherine** “We are stepbrother and stepsister.” For a moment, the world around me stopped.The sound of the music disappeared. Even the glass in my hand suddenly felt heavier. Impossible… I stared at Damian, waiting for him to laugh , to tell me it was another cruel joke. Instead I wish it wasn’t true, he said quietly.A bitter laugh escaped my lips. So this is your newest lie? I asked No. Do You expect me to believe that after everything you’ve done? I’m not asking you to believe me, he replied. I’m asking you to listen. I folded my arms across my chest. You have exactly three minutes. He nodded. A week before our wedding, someone sent a package to my apartment. I frowned. It wasn’t addressed by any company. No return address. When I opened the box.. His eyes drifted to the

