His Smile, Tender and Cruel

Summary

I'm the adopted daughter.

And I just slept with my brother.

It might have been okay if he were single, but just the other day he asked me, "What kind of things do you girls like?"

I teased him, "Are you telling me I'm getting a sister-in-law?"

"I'm planning on it," he'd said, a casual glint in his eye.

My heart sank into an icy abyss.

Wrecking a relationship is just asking for bad karma.

So, I packed my bags in the middle of the night and left a ridiculous note: "I've found my purpose in life. I'm going to be a wildlife photographer. Off to chase my dreams abroad.