For the Brother They Took from Me Novel – On the day Bryan Ostern proposed to me, my older brother, Ashton, was murdered in a hotel. The mastermind behind the crime was none other than Bryan’s beloved younger sister, Camila Ostern. She even had the audacity to record a video and send it to me. In the footage, Ashton had clearly been drugged. A group of young men and women forced him into a situation so degrading, I could barely keep watching. The video lasted five hours.
His screams didn’t stop—until he stopped breathing. Bryan, who had always spoiled and indulged her, stood by my side for the first time. “She went too far this time. She must be punished,” he said. So I took the video as evidence and filed a lawsuit against Camila in court. But on the eve of the trial, Bryan brought me to my critically ill younger brother, Aiden. Holding an oxygen mask to the boy’s face, he cornered me with a demand. “My sister is just spoiled and stubborn. I’ve already punished her.
Sending her to prison will ruin her.” I broke down in tears—only to receive devastating news that the hospital had refused to treat my brother. Bryan was forcing me to compromise. And in the end, he succeeded. I withdrew the lawsuit that night. Afterwards, he kissed me gently on the forehead with a relieved smile. “Sienna Grain, I still love you. Don’t let this little matter come between us.” “Our wedding will still happen.
I’ll give you the grandest ceremony.” But I no longer looked forward to the wedding. All I wanted now was to leave—with Aiden. To disappear forever, so Bryan could never find us again.