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It didn’t dawn on me until I looked back at Cade and Hayley who were both frozen in shock at how protective I became with her. It was obvious. There was no hiding it anymore.
Despite having prepared for this moment, it didn’t strip away how much this was going to devastate her and kill me in the process. I saw it since the first time she batted her long, dark lashes.
She’d choose me over my brother.
If given the chance, she’d sacrifice him for me.
And I loved her too fucking much to have her eventually resent me for it. This was Cade. Her best friend. Her brother.
He was her family.
I couldn’t steal that from her.
She’d already lost too much.
I had to do what was right.
“Don’t look at her,” I ordered in a rough tone, bringing Cade’s attention over to me. “You look at me. I’m standing right fucking here.”
His stare met mine.
“How could you do this to me? You’re supposed to be my brother, Adrian. Doesn’t that count for something? Or you just have to stick your dick into every pussy that throws itself at you?”
“Something like that.”
“Nice.” He shook his head disapprovingly. “So she’s just another conquest to you?”
I angled my chin higher, expecting his next question, “Do you love her?”
My stare instantly locked with hers.
I didn’t bother maintaining eye contact with Cade. My brutal response wasn’t for him anyway. If I was going to give her back to him, I had to take her heart, which she lovingly handed me, and I threw it back in her fucking face—making her choke on it.
I needed to remain strong.
Act unfazed.
Show no weakness.
Our glass house shattered with five words…
“No. I don’t love you.”
Chapter Thirty-Two
Paige
Now
My eyes fluttered, feeling as though I was hit by a freight train. My head was pounding, making it hard to see in front of me. I desperately tried to shake away the haze, wanting to take in my surroundings.
In the blink of an eye, I remembered everything.
My phone dinged with a text message, causing me to stir awake. Slowly, I rolled off Adrian’s chest to grab it off my nightstand. The sun was barely peeking through the open shades of the bedroom.
Through a sleep-filled gaze, I came face to face with a text that read.
Come alone or else. Charlie is waiting for you.
