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Ronan drops her gaze to our locked palms, the word ‘ljubavi’ gracing our wrists, facing away from each other.
“Tiana,” I grit my teeth, “I’m gonna need you to shut the fuck up, right the fuck now.”
“What? Why?” she asks, confused, as I let go of Ronan’s delicate fingers.
The instant feeling of emptiness surges through me. Lifting my gaze upwards, I notice the tears collecting at the corners of her gorgeous black eyes.
“Excuse me,” she sniffles. “I need to use the restroom, I'll be right back.”
“It's the second door to the left, down the hall.” Tia says.
I am so mad at the universe right now, I see red. Walking to my old bedroom, I hear tiny footsteps behind me. Tia’s following me.
“What just happened, Noah?”
“What happened is the massive gangbang the gods are having with my brain and my life, whilst the universe is having its way with my ass.” I snap.
“What the fuck are you talking about?” Jensen joins in, as I’m opening my bedroom door.
Once all three of us are in, I close the door, letting the feelings wreck me. Their eyes are burning holes into my back. Taking a deep breath, I sit on the chair in the corner.
“Do you know her?” Tia asks.
“Does he knowWHO?” Jensen exclaims, putting his hands on his hips, like a true Balkan grandma.
“Ronan. Do you know Ronan?” she explains.
“I do.” I squeeze out.
“What happened? Please, someone tell me!” Jensen begs.
“Ronan approached him nicely and he saidI’m your fucking stepbrother. Oh and they have matching tattoos!” Tia deepens her voice, mocking me.
“What did you just say?” he stutters.
“We have “ljubavi” tattooed on the inside of our wrists.” I sigh.
“No, you don’t!” Excitement radiates through my younger brother as he almost jumps up and down.
“Okay, someone tellMEwhat’s going onNOW!” Tiana says, confused.
“It’s her, isn’t it?” Jensen jumps about, as Tia gasps, realization hitting her.
We sit in silence for a few minutes, me looking at my pale palms, my siblings looking at me. I lift my gaze to theirs, my blank brain suddenly flowing with words.
“Ronan is the woman I’ve been obsessed with for the last two years. She said her name was Rory, nothing else. I had no idea.” I put my head in my hands, shaking it side to side.
The silence falls over us again as my siblings sit across from me speechless. We are waiting for the uneasiness to hit. They glance at each other, then back at me. Their voices mix as one of them says ‘so what, you get your girl’ and the other says ‘you can’t do this to dad’. Shame slaps me in the face. Not because I did what I did, but for wanting to repeat it all, even though I know I shouldn’t.
“I didn’t know. I swear I didn’t.”
“Now you do, so you can never do it again.” Tia whispers, twisting her fingers, “They are family now.”
“No family of mine, sis.” Jensen adds, “That creep of a woman isNOTa family to me. Nor is Ronan, we are all grown adults. Noah, do as you wish, she is not related to us.”
Small knock at my door steals our attention. Ronan fills the space, once it’s open.
“Sorry, uhm, Noah, right? The parents sent me here, they saidthe youthis in this room.” Her eyes are puffed, yet her voice is soothing.
