My sister is... intense. She’s got a bit of a thing for her little brother. When I was ten, we were almost kidnapped. I shoved her out of the way and they took me instead. By the time I was ransomed, my face was ruined and my legs were broken. That’s when Victoria truly took over the family business. I became the one thing in her life she truly loved, and her one trigger for absolute, psychopathic rage. Some kid in her orbit laughed at my scars and called me a freak. Victoria had his head shoved into a duffel bag full of rats. He didn't have much of a face left. Someone else whispered I was a cripple. She had him put through a car compactor. Victoria is the queenpin of this city, a woman who makes grown men tremble. But she spoils me rotten. She poured a fortune into sending me to Switzerland—the best surgeons in the world to rebuild my face and fix my legs, followed by a quiet university education. Before I flew home, I got an invitation. She was engaged. You're finally going to have a brother-in-law to spoil you, too, she texted, sending a picture of the guy. But the moment I stepped into the villa she’d bought for me, the door crashed open, and her fiancé burst in with a crew of thugs. He thought I was her secret sugar baby. He pointed at me, his voice cracking with tears. "Victoria’s coming," he sobbed to his men, "and when she gets here, she's going to see what I do to the 'competition'." Then he looked at me, his eyes full of hate. "Tell me," he sneered, "what makes you so special?" "Bang!" The glass of the patio door exploded inward. A dozen men in black suits stormed into the living room. I recognized the man in the lead: Chaz. The guy from my sister's photo. Before I could even say "congratulations," he swung a metal golf club straight at my face. A sickening crunch. Pain exploded in my nose as warm blood gushed down my chin. I stumbled back, disoriented. "You little boy-toy! Finally caught you!" Chaz screamed, his face purple with rage. "Thought you could just hide out in Europe forever, huh? Sucking my fiancée dry?" He swung again, a vicious blow to my side that cracked a rib and sent me sprawling to the floor. I tried to shield my head. "You've got it wrong," I gasped. "I'm..." Chaz jammed the head of the golf club into my mouth, chipping a tooth. The metallic tang of blood filled my throat. "I've got it wrong? You think I'm stupid? You think I don't know Victoria bought you this mansion?" "You heard we were engaged, so you came crawling back, didn't you? Try to worm your way in, or at least keep the money flowing!" "Today, you learn what happens to parasites!" He kicked me, hard, rolling me over. My head slammed against the marble coffee table. I was getting angry now. "You're wrong! I'm Victoria's brother! I'm Leo!" "She sent me an invitation to the wedding... she..." Chaz paused. One of his men leaned in. "Boss, I have heard she has a twin brother. Leo. Been in Switzerland for years." Chaz glanced at my face. "Twin? He looks nothing like her." Just then, another man walked in. Scar on his face. My sister's right-hand man. Blade. He'd know me! He'd been with our family forever. "Blade! It's me! Leo!" I yelled, my voice thick with blood. Blade stared. "Who the hell is this? And how does he know my name?" Chaz swung the club again, this time shattering my jaw. I screamed, but no sound came out. "He's the sugar baby I told you about," Chaz said. "He must have overheard your name." Blade shook his head. "No... he said he was Leo. That's the young master's name. No one outside the family knows that." He stalked over and grabbed my face, turning it to the light. "Doesn't look like him." My heart sank. He hadn't seen me since the surgeries. "Wait," Blade said. "He was sent away for surgery. Is your face... new?" I nodded frantically. Yes! It's me! Chaz scoffed. "A kept-man who lives off his looks? Of course he's had plastic surgery." Blade held up a hand. "Face can be faked. ID can't. Search him." Two men pinned me down. I struggled, and Chaz backhanded me across my broken face. "Tie him up." I was bound and humiliated as they rifled through my pockets. Blade looked nervous. "Chaz, what if he's telling the truth? If this is really him..." Chaz just lit a cigarette. "So what? I'm engaged to Victoria. I'm family. She'll forgive me for being a little rough. It just shows how much I love her, right?" Blade nodded. "Right." They found my wallet. Chaz yanked it out, flipped it open, and burst out laughing. "See? I told you. Fucking liar." Blade read the ID. "Name... Chris Chen." He read my university ID. "Jack Chen. This is a fake. The young master's name is Leo. And he's in Switzerland, not England." My blood ran cold. After the kidnapping, Victoria had moved my identity to our mother's maiden name. She'd told everyone I was in Switzerland as a decoy, but secretly sent me to London for school. All to protect me. Victoria, your paranoia is going to get me killed. Blade's eyes turned to ice. "You dare impersonate the young master? Beat him." They descended on me. My phone, which had been in my jacket pocket, clattered to the floor. The screen lit up. Blade saw my lock screen and froze. "Wait." It was a photo of me and Victoria, last Christmas in the Alps. He picked it up. "This... this is your phone?" I nodded, hope surging. Chaz sneered. "Blade, come on. It's called Photoshop." I grunted, trying to get him to unlock it. He understood, and held the phone up to my swollen face. It clicked open. He saw my texts. "He... he has her listed as 'Sister'," Blade whispered. Chaz snatched the phone. "That's what all these gold-digging freaks do! 'Sister,' 'Mommy,' 'Daddy'..." He scrolled up, his face turning purple. "She... she calls you 'my baby'? She says she 'can't wait to live with you'?" I wanted to explain. I was her only family. Of course she missed me. Chaz was shaking. Blade looked at me, then at the phone, then at me. "He... he does have the young master's eyes. Always looked like he was about to cry, even when he was happy. Boss, I'm telling you, this might be him. If we're wrong..." Chaz nodded, suddenly calm. "You're right. I'll just... I'll just call her." "If he's her brother, I'll apologize. But if he's not..." He looked at me, his eyes dead. "I'll make him pray for what Blade's men are about to do to him." He had his men gag me and dialed. "Hey, babe! I was just thinking... you said your brother was coming home for the engagement. What day does he get in? I want to get him a gift." Her voice, happy and clear, came through the speaker. "Oh, that's so sweet! He lands tomorrow night." My heart stopped. I'd changed my flight to today. To surprise her. Chaz's eyes met mine. They were full of triumphant hatred. He was going to hang up. I bit down. Hard. The man holding my mouth roared and let go. "SISTER, HELP ME!" I screamed, pouring every ounce of strength I had into it.
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