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“I … don’t…” I sighed, not knowing what to say.
“I can’t look at you right now. I can’t even look at my own sister. Do you know how hard that is for me? You two are the most important people in my life, and I can’t stand to face either of you. All I see is your lies.”
“I’m sorry, Jax. I don’t know what else I can say to make this right.”
“Sophie knows, doesn’t she?”
“Don’t drag her into this, Jax.”
He faintly nodded. “Shit…” was all he managed to say. “I’ll tell you this right now. In front of both of you. You hurt her, Caleb. I’ll beat you within an inch of your life. You hear me? I’ll end you.”
“I swear on my life. I’ll die before I ever hurt her again.” My eyes connected with Evie’s. “I love you.”
“I don’t agree with this,” Jax added, backing away. “There’s no point in pretending like I do. Who’s to say that won’t change, but for right now, I still want to fucking kill you.”
I nodded, fully aware…
He meant it.
—Evie—
I handed Jax some pain reliever for his bloody lip.
“You okay?”
He shrugged, grabbing a beer from the fridge.
Caleb went to go check on his kids, and I wanted to be alone with my brother.
He asked out of nowhere, “Did you say yes to his marriage proposal?” Crossing his arms over his chest, he leaned against the island.
“I told him I didn’t know which version of our past is the truth. Although, I want you to know that I was the one who pursued him, Jax. He didn’t want to hurt or disrespect you. For the longest time, I didn’t understand his reasoning behind it. I’m not going to lie to you, but I resented you for it. I never felt the way Caleb did. I always wanted to tell you, but I couldn’t betray him. I knew it would be Caleb who you’d go against, and I couldn’t do that to either of you. I know what it’s like to lose someone you love. I lost both of my parents.” Tears formed in my eyes. “I can’t lose you too, Jax. I won’t survive it.”
He immediately pulled me into his arms.
“Evie, don’t cry. You’re not going to lose me. I swear it. I promise that I’ll always be your brother. No matter how much you piss me off. All I’ve ever wanted is to protect you. I’m sorry if I went about it the wrong way. You’re always going to be my little sister. As livid as I am at both of you, I’m going to try to accept it. You’re right. You’re entitled to your own happiness, and I’m sorry that I interfered with that. I didn’t mean to. I was just trying to be the big brother you deserved.”
I pulled away. “I appreciate that. Thank you.”
“Do you love him?”
“I’ve never stopped loving him.”
He sighed deeply. “I meant what I said—if he hurts you again, he’ll have to answer to me.”
“Does that mean you’re not going to fire him?”
“Is that what you think I would have done had you told me this back then?”
I nodded. “Maybe.”
“From the moment I met you in Dad’s office, I promised myself I’d take care of you, but I guess I never realized you could take care of yourself. That you’d been taking care of yourself for a long time before I came along.” He lovingly smiled. “I’ll always be here for you, Evie. Even when you don’t want me to be. I’m your big brother, and you’re fucking stuck with me.”
I chuckled, and he kissed my forehead.
“What about Caleb?”
“He’s still my agent. We’ll see what happens with our friendship.”
