Chapter 4

My family situation was... complicated.

My biological parents split when I was fifteen.

After that, I stayed with my mom. She married my stepdad once I left for college, and they've been happy ever since.

My father, Charles Landon, moved to a nearby city after the divorce. He never remarried, though, to put it mildly, he was never exactly lonely.

Then last year, he met Sophie Stewart. They rushed to the courthouse and made it official in a flash. No wedding, just a quick "I do" before disappearing on a round-the-world trip.

I had only met her once.

She was…