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8 years ago, my stepbrothers disappeared. In a world that left us for dead from the day we were born, Cynthian and Elias were my sanctuary amidst life’s cruel chaos. Without them, I am haunted. They are the lost specters wandering the corridors of my mind. Their phantom touches linger on my soul, the scorching brand of their love seared into my skin. I can’t let them go.

I only went to the damned bar because my best friend pressured me into it. Outside of a few one night stands, I hadn't even tried to have a relationship since my husband passed away. At the bar, I was just about to leave when a man approached me. Something about his demeanor appealed to me and I figured another one night stand would work. He surprised me, though. In the parking lot, he just held me and I wept in his arms. He'd lost his wife just like I'd lost my husband.