They Never Loved Me​

Summary

My parents were away on a business trip, leaving me and my little brother, Mark, to fend for ourselves. We decided to kill time with a game of "Something You Don't Have."

I smiled, laying my palm flat on the table. “Mom baked me a birthday cake from scratch.”

Mark just shrugged, casually folding one finger down. “My name is on the deed to the house.”

I froze.

He pressed his advantage, a smug grin spreading across his face.

“And I’m the sole beneficiary on all of their life insurance policies.”