My name is Emily, and my world shattered the day my half-brother, whom I never knew existed, appeared at my door six months after my parents’ fatal car crash. In an instant, I lost my home, my sense of security, and any faith I had in justice, as family secrets and the cold indifference of bureaucracy pushed me to the edge. Alone and betrayed, I was left to question who I was when everything I’d ever known was stripped away.