Chapter 496

He nodded. “Right. Liam. It turns out Liam is my brother. He was trying to draw me out and get me to notice him. He ultimately wanted to meet his father. He didn’t know our dad died years ago.” She leaned closer to him and he could feel her body heat through his clothes. “Liam is your brother?” she asked. “My mum was pregnant with him when my father made her leave.” He took another deep breath. Saying all this out loud was hard. “Anyway,” he went on, shaking off the past hurts he couldn’t change. “I knew someone was impersonating me but I didn’t know who. I went undercover to try and find out who they were. And then I met you.” He reached up and slid his hand through her hair. She closed her eyes and sighed. “I had no idea you would turn my life upside down,” he murmured. “I didn’t think it was even possible for me to fall in love. I didn’t think anyone could love me. In my head, if my mother didn’t love me enough to stay, then no one would ever love me enough to spend their life with