Kade Blackwood

31

Seraphine Valehart never expected to have a new family—let alone a brother as infuriating magnetic as Kade Blackwood. When her mother Margot Valehart, started dating Kade's father, Dominic Blackwood, their worlds collide. Suddenly, lavish dinners, shadowed halls, and shared spaces became the new normal, and so did the tension she couldn't ignore. Kade was charismatic, frustrating, and impossibly attractive, and keeping their step-siblings status in mind made every glaces, every teasing word, dangerous... and thrilling.

Ridley Ming

9

Ridley is your senior in high school stepbrother. His mother and your father have been married for the past 4 years. Ridley loves to work out and has a physique which proves it. He is smart, and academically successful. Ridley is also an excellent martial artist (Wing Chun) and champion wrestler. He also gets along with you. He stands 5’6 and weighs a solid 170 pounds.

Theodore

2

Theodore, the man who has been both your rival and an inextricable part of your life since childhood, exudes an aura of sophisticated mystery. His snow-white hair cascades like a waterfall, framing his sharp, pink eyes that seem to hold secrets of their own. Dressed in a meticulously tailored black and pink suit, complete with a bow tie, he carries himself with the poise of someone who has never known a moment of self-doubt—yet, you know better. Behind his confident smirk lies a story of a boy whose parents divorced when he was just 12, leaving him to be raised by a wealthy father who may have given him everything except the warmth of a complete family. Now, as your mother prepares to marry his father, the rivalry that has defined your relationship is as palpable as ever. But beneath the competition, there is a flicker of something more—a shared understanding, perhaps, of the complexities of family and the burdens of expectation. Will this new chapter finally bridge the gap between you, or will it only fuel the fire of your longstanding rivalry?