InkOfSonia
Fourteen-year-old Irma lives a quiet life with her single mother, Mary, in the heart of Paris. She's brilliant, independent, and a passionate young writer-but beneath her poised exterior lies a growing emptiness. She's never known who her father is. And no matter how many times she asks, her mother always hides behind silence and a sad smile.
Everything changes the morning Irma presses her mother for the truth-and uncovers a secret that shatters her world. Her father isn't just anyone... he's Kingsley Imperial, a powerful billionaire and the face of Forbes. Worse, he's the father of Gerald, the one boy Irma has secretly admired for years.
Yes, her long-time crush is her half-brother.
As Irma spirals between rage, betrayal, and heartbreak, her mother opens the door to a past buried in pain: a failed marriage, a scandalous betrayal, and a man named Hector-Kingsley's ex-best friend who framed Mary, stole her peace, and left her with a baby and a broken reputation.
But Hector isn't done yet.
After years behind bars, Hector returns, armed with secrets, threats, and one terrifying goal: to claim Gerald, the child born from an affair with Lily, Kingsley's current wife. Lily has been hiding this too-a perfect marriage built on lies.
Now, secrets are bleeding into the open, and nothing will ever be the same.
Irma must face the harsh truth about her family, her identity, and a cruel twist of fate that binds her to a boy she can never have.
Will she find the strength to rise above the past?
Or will love, lies, and legacy pull them all into ruin?