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Zack stared at me wide-eyed. He sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
“Of course, she did,” he mumbled. “She always puts everybody first.”
“Unfortunately,” Nick mumbled.
Zack looked at him and chuckled. “So, you are her mate.”
“Yes,” Nick said proudly.
Zack looked over at Jake, and I could see the sadness in his eyes. Jake looked up at him and shook his head sadly. Zack sighed and looked back at Nick.
Nick didn’t miss their silent exchange. He was glaring at Jake, and his jaw kept twitching.
“Please don’t hurt her,” Zack told Nick. “She is like my little sister. I will beat your ass if you hurt her.”
Nick narrowed his eyes at him. “I would never hurt her.”
Zack just nodded and leaned back on the couch. For a few minutes, the room was silent. Mike, Jack, and Annie looked at Zack and Blake nervously. Patricia was staring down at her lap. Nick was glaring daggers at Jake, and Blake was staring at Zack as he clenched his fists.
“So, what kind of powers does Aria have?” Zack broke the silence as he looked up at us.
“She can project emotions,” I said.
Zack looked at me. “Really?”
“Yes,” I nodded.
“Wow,” Zack smiled. “My baby sister is really special.”
My blood boiled. I narrowed my eyes at him, and I clenched my fists. I will beat the shit out of him.
“She is my sister,” I growled at him.
Jealousy burned through my body. How dare he call her his sister?!
Zack chuckled and shook his head. “You are a jealous bunch, aren’t you?”
“I am not jealous,” I said through my teeth.
Zack raised his eyebrows and chuckled. “Look, man. I didn’t mean anything bad, okay? We grew up together, and I have always protected her. I really do see her as my sister. I will always look at her like that. Shouldn’t you be happy that she has so many people who love her and want her to be safe?”
I narrowed my eyes on him. What he said made sense, but I didn’t like it.
I should be happy. All of these people love my sister. They all want to protect her. Why was I jealous? Why did I have a problem with Zack calling her his sister? Why did it make my blood boil?
Maybe because I am jealous that they had so much more time with her? Maybe because I was jealous that they knew her better than I did? Maybe because I missed so much of her life? I should have been there for her sooner. I should have protected her.
I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. “Look, I am sorry, Zack. This is a sensitive subject for me. I feel terrible because I missed so much of her life. And I guess I am jealous that you were there for her when I wasn’t.”
Nick placed a hand on my shoulder. “You didn’t know, man.”
Zack nodded, “Nick is right. You didn’t know. If you knew, you would have been there for her.”
I nodded and looked down at my lap. They were right. I didn’t know. But I think I should have felt something. How did I not feel a part of me missing? I should have known that I have a sister. I should have known.
“I should thank you,” I said quietly as I looked back up at Zack and Jake. “You took care of her when I couldn’t. Thank you.”
“We will always take care of her,” Jake said.
