"He ruined your life…by taking me out of it?" She asked.
He knew it didn't make sense but he nodded. "They were never there for me. They were not obligated to be there for me either since I wasn't their son. However, Bryce knew how important you are to me—he knew you are the only person I care about and how much you cared for me. If he caused a rift between us, I'd be on my own."
Was this still her hard-headed brother who didn't seem to be bothered about anything? She should have known, he only kept a front in her presence when deep inside, he was broken. How was it fair for one to only have one person who cared about them? It was painful to think that said person was not even a blood relative. The fact that Bryce didn't care if it hurt her as long as she found out the truth and stayed away from Gabriel was insane.
It hurt her even more that although he had bared everything for her to believe him, she still needed to ask several questions.
