Silent Betrayal: The Adopted Brother

I thought I knew my brother until I had to destroy him to save him.
Jake was my protector, my role model, the family I thought would never change. Until his roommate Crystal whispered "bloodline" and I watched everything I believed about us crumble.
When she made him question his place in our family, when she turned his adoption into a weapon of manipulation, when she convinced him to betray everything we'd built together—I had only one choice.
In that courtroom, with cameras flashing and reporters scribbling, I stood up and spoke the words that would shatter his heart: "Jake is adopted, Your Honor. He's not a biological member of the Martinez family."
I saw the light die in his eyes. I felt our bond break like glass.