veloriarayn
To the rest of the world, the Sterlings are an untouchable dynasty of power, wealth, and flawless prestige. But behind the iron gates of their estate lies a marriage crumbling under the weight of a silent war.
Evelyn Sterling's world revolves around Theo, the sweet, perceptive boy she adopted and raised as her own. She gave him her love, her protection, and her name. But to her husband, Damian, Theo is a constant, bitter reminder of a failed biological legacy.
Driven by an obsession with bloodlines, Damian pulls away from the only child he has-and in doing so, freezes out the woman he loves more than life itself.
Trapped in the middle of a cold war, Theo grows up carrying a dangerous guilt: believing his presence is destroying the only family he has ever known. But when a ruthless corporate coup threatens to destroy the Sterling empire, the blood relatives Damian trusted turn their backs..... leaving only the son he rejected to save them all.
They say blood is thicker than water. But some bonds are forged in fire.