Dad scoffed and shook his head. "You know that Melissa will never go for that. She's too independent and thinks nothing is wrong with her."I shook my own head and sat back. They were defending her again. There was probably nothing I could say to change their minds. Then I looked at my mom."Who is Melissa's father?"She looked down at her hands and replied, "His name was Mack and he was very abusive. I ended up in the hospital right before I gave birth to Melissa... that's when I left him for good.""What?!" Deja vu punched me in the gut! How do I seem to know nothing about my family?! Then a realization slapped me in the face. "Is that why you freaked out when I told you what Jason was doing to me?" This question was directed at my mom. "I cried to you on several occasions and you always told me to just stop making him angry and he wouldn't hurt me anymore. You knew about the bad stuff and still let me suffer."It wasn't until he almost killed me that you offered me a way out." My h

DRAKE'S POV After I got off the phone with luis, he quickly texted me and said that he got a flight and would be here in six hours. It was perfect timing for me to get as much sleep as I could and be up to meet with him before lynn woke up.I was so afraid to tell her everything because what I was about to tell her would change her whole world. I couldn't help but wonder if she'd stay with me through all of it. That's why I called her best friend. Luis helped her through the divorce and got her away from Jason. I was hoping he could do that again.I slipped into bed next to Lynn and stared at her perfectly sleeping form before I drifted into a deep sleep. My phone was in my pocket, ready to vibrate when my alarm went off.And when it did, the sun was just barely peeking over the horizon. We needed to move fast before lynn woke. I needed to give Luis all the details and go through the emails that buzzed me awake a few times through the night. To say I was nervous was a huge understate

I ignored Dominick and Luis's stares and continued on with the documents. I needed to read them all. I needed to get the full picture.Clicking on the next one, I saw an old newspaper article about a fatal fire in downtown Seattle. The owners of Tuffin Aerospace were killed in the late-night house fire. Their daughter, lynn Tuffin, age four was staying at their nanny's residence on Birch Street. That's where my parents live!My hands shook so badly that I nearly dropped the phone and Drake was right there to hold me, but I didn't want him to. I wasn't angry with him, but I needed my space. I felt like I couldn't breathe. My entire life had been a lie and I had no control over it.I inhaled a deep breath and kept going. The next document showed the adoption papers for lynn Tuffin and the Martinez. I didn't want to believe it when Luis blurted it out only moments before, but it's obviously true. It's right here on a legal document.I clicked back to the embezzlement documents and looked

LYNN'S POV "Make sure to speak clearly and face them when they're speaking," Micky instructed as he wired me up.One look over at Drake and I bit back the laugh building in my chest. He was throwing daggers at Micky and if looks could kill, he'd be dead ten times over. It probably didn't help that Micky was wiring my front side up and taping the pieces to fit between my breasts. And even though he was being completely professional about it, I knew that Drake didn't like where he was at the moment."What else should we know?" I asked as my heart started pounding over the thoughts of what wiring up meant. I was terrified to go back to my parents after learning everything. They might have been the parents I knew growing up, but they weren't actually my parents after all. What happens if I slip up?"Just get in and get out. Don't poke the bear and don't let them know that you know everything. We don't know what these two could be capable of if they feel cornered. Just get that journal an

Here they go again, letting Melissa get away with whatever she did. And I wanted to tell them that she wasn't my sister but that would surely reveal what was going on. I do have to admit that it was nice to know that Melissa wasn't actually my sister. We were polar opposites in every way and now that I knew we weren't blood-related, it all made sense. Did my parents baby me because I wasn't their kid? Is that why Melissa hated me? Did she know the truth?"Your face looks better this morning, lynn."I hadn't even thought about my face during all of this mess. I forgot how hard Jason could hit and the pain he'd leave behind, but none of that was important right now."Thanks," I muttered as we entered the kitchen. Dad came into view as he sat at the head of the table like he always did with a newspaper sprawled out in front of him. "Morning, Daddy," I greeted, trying to stay as normal as I could."Lynn, I'm glad you're here," Dad greeted softly before he pushed a chair out. "Sit. Ma, mak