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00:10¡Gracias!
00:38You're seeing someone?
00:40Yeah.
00:43How far has it gone?
00:44All the way. He went quiet for a long time. I thought he'd lose it on me, but all he
00:49said was...
00:50You're an adult. I won't stop you. Just know your limits.
00:54Later, I started staying out all night, and he pinned me beneath him, completely unraveled.
01:01If you're going to let someone fuck you, let it be me.
01:04The day Grayson went public with Serena, I dragged my best friend Mia to a bar downtown to drink away
01:10everything I ever felt for Grayson.
01:11I stayed out way past late. He didn't call to check on me like he always did.
01:16Was he with her? That made me jealous of a woman I'd never even met.
01:20It's pathetic. I knew that. But I was losing my mind over it.
01:26Mia lent me a vibrator and told me to test him. See if he really didn't care.
01:32By the time I got home, it was past midnight. I pushed the door open, and he was on the
01:38couch, laptop screen glowing.
01:40He was speaking softly into a video call.
01:43I'll call you back later.
01:45I'd never heard Grayson use that voice on anyone but me.
01:48I let the vibrator fall out of my bag on purpose.
01:51He stood up. His brow creased.
01:54I lied and told him I'd already slept with someone.
01:56I thought he'd snap at me, but all I got was...
02:00Rosa, you're an adult now.
02:02I'm not going to stop you from seeing someone.
02:04But don't let anyone mark you, and don't bond with someone lightly.
02:07He picked up his laptop and turned to leave.
02:10He wasn't angry.
02:11That's what broke me.
02:14Gray, you read my diary, didn't you?
02:16That diary.
02:17The one filled with everything I ever felt for him.
02:20I'd left it in his room on purpose.
02:23I knew he'd seen it.
02:25He had to have seen it.
02:27Grayson paused, expression weary.
02:29That kind of childish stuff, I wouldn't take it seriously.
02:32What you feel for me isn't real.
02:34I wouldn't let go.
02:36I wrapped my arms around him.
02:40Whether it's real or not should be for me to decide, not you.
02:45You can't just write off how I feel about you.
02:49Rosa, you're drunk.
02:51He pushed me away.
02:52I couldn't smell him.
02:54That cedar scent, the one that always clung to him.
02:57Nothing.
02:57He'd locked it all down.
02:59Sealed his scent completely.
03:01He walked back to his room without another word.
03:03Leaving me alone in the dark.
03:06From behind his door, I heard his voice.
03:08Low, gentle, talking to Serena on video.
03:12I couldn't stop the tears.
03:18Grayson is my stepbrother.
03:20Four years older than me.
03:21The day he found me, my mom was dead and my dad got arrested.
03:25I ran barefoot past the yellow police tape on our front door, ducked into the alley.
03:30That's when I crashed into him.
03:32He was holding a knife.
03:33I never knew why.
03:35He looked down at me.
03:36I choked out the words through tears.
03:39I don't have a mom or dad anymore.
03:40Before?
03:41He froze for two seconds.
03:43Then, he tossed the knife aside and picked me up.
03:46Me neither.
03:47You want to stay with me?
03:49I nodded.
03:50I found out later that we'd been dealt the same hand.
03:53His parents took their own lives and left him nothing but money and a note telling him to survive.
03:59A distant relative signed the legal guardianship papers.
04:03That person never showed up.
04:04Not once.
04:05From that day on, it was just Grayson and me.
04:08We were all each other had.
04:11Every morning, he'd walk me to the school bus before heading to class himself.
04:15He taught himself how to make all kinds of lunches for me.
04:19If someone messed with me, that person would be gone from my life by the next day.
04:23The moment I remember most clearly.
04:26Homecoming football game.
04:28Sophomore year.
04:29He was standing behind the fence, watching me cheer.
04:32I landed wrong and rolled my ankle.
04:34The next second, he was right in front of me.
04:37No one in the crowd even saw how he got over.
04:39When he scooped me up, I noticed his pupils had gone a gold.
04:43His wolf was pushing to the surface.
04:45Someone tried to come over and help.
04:47He pulled me tighter against him and turned his shoulder to block them.
04:51He didn't let anyone touch me.
04:53Everyone said the same thing.
04:56Grayson Ashford had turned into an absolute cycle when it came to me.
05:00He spoiled me.
05:02But there was one rule he never bent.
05:04I wasn't allowed to see anyone.
05:06If he caught me getting too close to any guy, he'd lock me in his room for a talk.
05:11Then he'd find a way to make that person disappear from my life.
05:14I thought he'd protect me like that forever.
05:16Until he found that diary.
05:18Everything changed.
05:20He started avoiding me on purpose.
05:22All of a sudden, nothing about me seemed to matter to him anymore.
05:35I just couldn't let it go.
05:372am, fresh out of the shower.
05:42I pulled on one of Grayson's shirts and slipped barefoot into his room.
05:47He was out cold.
05:49I lifted the covers and crawled in.
05:51Just like when I was little.
05:53Buried myself into his arms.
05:55Grayson smelled so good.
05:56That was his wolf.
05:58His scent.
05:59I looked up at him.
06:01Swallowed hard.
06:07Finally worked up the nerve to whisper in his ear.
06:10Gray, don't you want me anymore?
06:12No answer.
06:13I brushed my fingertips across his eyelashes.
06:16Murmuring.
06:17Gray, I really like you.
06:20I don't want to just be your sister anymore.
06:22These were the things I'd written in that diary.
06:25The things I never had the guts to say out loud.
06:28I propped myself up.
06:30Trying to get closer.
06:32Then his arms shot out.
06:34He pulled me in tight.
06:35What are you doing?
06:36Locking me against him so I couldn't move.
06:39Sleep, Serena.
06:40I went rigid.
06:42Serena.
06:43They'd slept together.
06:44Of course they had.
06:46They were a couple.
06:47I squeezed my eyes shut and forced the ache back down.
06:50I whispered.
06:52Gray?
06:53Nothing.
06:54I stopped fighting it.
06:56Let him hold me.
06:57Closed my eyes.
06:58His scent wrapped around me completely.
07:01Cedar in every breath.
07:02At least right now, he was mine.
07:05When I woke up, I was in my own bed.
07:08As if everything last night had been a dream.
07:11I raked my fingers through my hair in frustration.
07:14Then dragged myself downstairs like a ghost.
07:19No one was home.
07:20But there was breakfast on the kitchen counter.
07:23Still warm.
07:24Underneath was a note in Grayson's handwriting.
07:27Don't do this again.
07:29I read those four words once.
07:30Then laughed out of sheer disbelief.
07:32You make me breakfast, but you won't let me near you?
07:36Grayson, what the hell do you want?
07:37Before I could figure that out, I'd already lost the chance to get close again.
07:41He got busy out of nowhere.
07:43Some nights, he didn't even come home.
07:46I called him.
07:47All I got was two words.
07:50Busy.
07:51Later.
07:52What did-
07:56I tried other excuses.
07:58Pought myself a pasta recipe off YouTube.
08:03Sent him a photo.
08:05Homemade pasta.
08:06Want some?
08:07Read.
08:09Forty minutes later.
08:14One reply.
08:15Busy.
08:16Eat without me.
08:17I stared at that message for a long time, then scraped the whole plate into the trash.
08:23One day, playing volleyball with Mia, I dove for the ball and slammed my knee into the ground.
08:28It bled.
08:30A lot.
08:32Mia asked,
08:33Should I call Grayson?
08:37No.
08:38I went to urgent care by myself.
08:40He used to just know when I was hurt.
08:42I never figured out how, but he always knew.
08:45He'd show up within 10 minutes and take care of everything.
08:49Including the pain.
08:52But now, it seemed like he couldn't care less.
08:55And his so-called busy.
08:56It was all over Instagram.
08:58Serena's stories were full of him.
09:00Beach vacation photos.
09:02A candid of him wrapping his arms around her waist from behind.
09:06The two of them kissing at sunset.
09:08Caption.
09:09Comments blowing up.
09:10Perfect match.
09:12He knew exactly how to gut me.
09:16That night, I got wasted again.
09:18Mia didn't dare suggest anything this time.
09:21She just stayed with me.
09:221am, Grayson showed up at the bar.
09:24I got up immediately and go to him.
09:27Then I saw the beautiful woman standing next to him.
09:30Serena.
09:34She was stunning.
09:36Almost painfully so.
09:40It made me want to shrink back.
09:42Grayson saw me.
09:43His brow tightened instantly.
09:45What are you doing here?
09:46I froze.
09:46He wasn't here for me.
09:48Not the version I'd imagined.
09:49Where he tracked my phone in a panic.
09:51Or saw my credit card charges and rushed over.
09:54He just happened to walk into the same bar with his girlfriend.
09:58Rosa.
09:59It's time to go home.
10:00His voice was low.
10:01Serena smiled.
10:02Her arm hooked through his.
10:04Rosa.
10:08So you're Gray's little sister.
10:10Adorable.
10:12Gray, don't be so hard on her.
10:14She's a big girl.
10:14She deserves her own space.
10:16Grayson paused.
10:17Then, softly.
10:18You're right.
10:19Grayson.
10:20I couldn't take it anymore.
10:22I turned.
10:23And bolted out the door.
10:25I ran and cried at the same time.
10:26Cursing under my breath.
10:28Grayson Ashworth, you are such an asshole.
10:30A complete.
10:31Total asshole.
10:35I hate you.
10:36I'm gonna hate you for the rest of my life.
10:40I kept running.
10:42Couldn't breathe.
10:43My chest was caving in.
10:44I nearly choked more than once.
10:46Until all that was left were small, hitching sobs.
10:52I turned into a dark alley.
10:55That's when I heard it.
10:57Footsteps behind me.
10:58Light.
10:59Close.
11:00Like someone had been following me for a while.
11:02I looked back.
11:03No one.
11:04I walked faster.
11:07The footsteps matched my pace.
11:09Panic kicked in.
11:11I pulled out my phone on instinct and dialed Grayson's number.
11:20The same ringtone went off right behind me.
11:27Gray?
11:28I gripped my phone and called into the dark.
11:31The call had already been cut off.
11:33That brief ringtone might as well have been a hallucination.
11:36No answer.
11:37Not even a shadow.
11:38I stood there.
11:39Frozen.
11:40Too scared to move.
11:41The cab happened to pass by.
11:43Come on, get in.
11:44The driver.
11:44A kind woman.
11:45Offered me a ride.
11:47Back home.
11:48I heard Grayson in the shower.
11:50I laughed at myself.
11:52Of course.
11:53I was delusional again.
11:55Why would he ditch Serena?
11:57Chase me out of a bar.
11:58And follow me through the streets.
11:59I hated myself.
12:01And I hated the way he kept sending me mixed signals.
12:04But I still wanted to try one more time.
12:07If I could hear him say he didn't want me.
12:09Out loud.
12:09To my face.
12:11Maybe I could finally let go.
12:12I took a deep breath.
12:14Wiped my tears.
12:15I swore to myself.
12:17This was the last time.
12:18After this.
12:19No more overthinking.
12:22I slipped into Grayson's bedroom.
12:25On the nightstand sat the glass of water he always drank before bed.
12:28I hesitated.
12:29Then pulled out the small vial Mia had given me.
12:32Diluted wolf's bane.
12:38Huh?
12:39A trace amount wouldn't cause harm.
12:41But it would suppress a wolf's control over his instincts.
12:45A few drops.
12:46And his wolf does the talking.
12:48Wolves don't lie.
12:50I knew this was wrong.
12:51But I couldn't stop myself.
12:53I just needed to know.
12:55Did Grayson feel anything for me?
12:57Even a little?
12:58I tipped the drops into his water.
13:01Then crawled under the covers.
13:03Shaking.
13:09The door opened.
13:11Grayson sat on the edge of the bed.
13:13Picked up the glass.
13:14Drank it.
13:15Lay down.
13:26I moved toward him.
13:29Rosa.
13:29He stopped me before I could get close.
13:31He let out a slow breath.
13:35Walk out now.
13:36And I'll act like none of this happened.
13:41His breathing was heavy.
13:42Rosa, stop.
13:43Don't push me.
13:45My throat tightened.
13:46So this is what happens when I push too hard.
13:50He is disgusted.
13:51I force myself to ask.
13:55Do you really like her?
13:57Serena?
13:58Yes.
13:58And someday you'll find someone better for you.
14:01Not a second of hesitation.
14:02I couldn't hold back the sob.
14:05Then say it to my face.
14:06Tell me you don't want me.
14:08Tell me you never once felt anything for me and I'll stop.
14:11I'll leave you alone.
14:14Grayson was silent for three seconds.
14:16Then he said.
14:18Never.
14:19My eyes went wide.
14:21I thought I was ready to hear it.
14:23I wasn't.
14:23I broke.
14:25Lunged forward and sank my teeth into his shoulder.
14:28Hit him with my fists.
14:30Crying.
14:31Grayson Ashford, I hate you.
14:33I didn't hold back.
14:35I bit hard enough to draw blood.
14:36He didn't push me away.
14:39Grayson, I swear I will never have feelings for you again.
14:43Never.
14:45I pulled back and started to leave.
14:48Grayson grabbed me.
14:51Flipped me under him.
14:52His whole body was burning.
14:54His grip on my wrists was so tight it felt like my bones would snap.
14:58Rosa.
15:00His pupils were shifting.
15:02Amber bleeding through from somewhere deep.
15:04Rising to the surface.
15:06He shook his head hard.
15:10What did you put in my water?
15:15What?
15:17Now kicking in?
15:18I scrambled to ask again.
15:20Grayson, do you like me or not?
15:23His eyes locked onto my lips.
15:25His canines were pushing out.
15:27The wolf bean was breaking him down.
15:29Rosa.
15:31You're out of line.
15:32I wasn't afraid of him.
15:33Not one bit.
15:34I grabbed his arm and held on.
15:36Answer me!
15:37Grayson's grip on my hand tightened.
15:39His irises flickered between amber and deep brown, back and forth, unstable.
15:44Grayson!
15:45I wanted to bite him again.
15:47Grayson.
15:48His hand shot to my waist.
15:49The next second, he crushed his mouth against mine.
15:53Like a starving wolf tasting blood for the first time, he buried his face in my neck.
15:58Left a temporary mark there.
16:01The moment I wrapped my arms around Grayson's neck, he went rigid.
16:05He ripped himself away from me.
16:09Fingers curled into claws.
16:11He dragged them down his own arm.
16:14Blood welled up in long, jagged lines.
16:16Slowly, his teeth retracted.
16:18His eyes faded back to normal.
16:21He got off the bed.
16:23Opened the door.
16:26Get out.
16:27Now.
16:28He had never spoken to me like that.
16:30I'd expected him to be angry.
16:32I never expected it to go this far.
16:36Okay, I'm leaving.
16:37I scrambled to my feet, legs shaking, voice cracking as I reached the door.
16:42Gray.
16:44I'm sorry.
16:45He shut the door in my face.
16:49I ran back to my room, wrapped myself in the blanket and curled into a ball.
16:53I couldn't stop shaking.
16:56Was Grayson really done with me?
16:58For good this time?
17:00I gripped the edge of the blanket so hard my knuckles went white.
17:04I'm so weak.
17:05My wolf still hasn't awakened.
17:07If I could just read his mind, then I wouldn't have to guess every single day.
17:11Wonder whether he felt even a little bit of what I felt.
17:14And I wouldn't have done something so stupid.
17:16At five in the morning, a soft knock on my door.
17:19Rosa, are you asleep?
17:21We need to talk.
17:22I shot upright.
17:24Hesitated for a long moment before answering.
17:27No.
17:28He pushed the door open.
17:30His arm was sloppily wrapped in gauze.
17:32Blood was still seeming through.
17:34The wolf Visein had suppressed his healing too.
17:38I literally hurt him.
17:40I felt so bad.
17:41He sat on the edge of my bed, quiet for a long time.
17:46Rosa, do you have any idea what you just did?
17:48I shrunk back, too ashamed to look at him.
17:53His voice was barely above a whisper.
17:55If I hadn't held it together, the only one who'd have gotten hurt is you.
18:00And that's on me too.
18:01I was so afraid of hurting you that I never gave you a straight answer.
18:06He looked up at me.
18:08Controlled.
18:09Cruel.
18:09Rosa, I like you.
18:11I love you.
18:12But not the way you think.
18:14He looked away.
18:16The wolf Bane made me lose control.
18:18That's the only reason I just...
18:20You and me.
18:22He frowned slightly,
18:23watching me with something in his eyes I couldn't read.
18:26We can only ever be brother and sister.
18:30You understand?
18:34Okay.
18:35The air went still for a few seconds.
18:37Gray, don't worry.
18:38I get it this time.
18:39I really do.
18:40I promise I won't bother you anymore.
18:41Just don't be mad at me.
18:43This time...
18:43I mean it.
18:45Trust me.
18:47For a split second,
18:49I thought I saw something flash across Grayson's eyes.
18:52Something like loss.
18:53Probably just me reading into things again.
18:57Good.
18:57His voice was barely there.
18:59Like he was saying it to himself.
19:02I kept my word.
19:04I stopped chasing Grayson.
19:07No more sneaking into his room at night.
19:10No more texting him.
19:12For the rest of the summer,
19:13I made sure I was never home when he was.
19:16He texted me a few times.
19:18Coming home for dinner this weekend?
19:20Left something for you in the fridge.
19:22The last one.
19:24Just my name.
19:25Nothing after it.
19:26I didn't reply to any of them.
19:28When summer ended,
19:29Mia and I flew back to California for the new semester.
19:333,000 miles.
19:34A five-hour drive.
19:36I could finally breathe.
19:38I varied myself in schoolwork.
19:40Became exactly what he wanted me to be.
19:42A sister who didn't make things hard for him.
19:45Even Mia noticed the change.
19:47Used to bring up Gray all the time.
19:49Now you won't even say his name.
19:51What happened?
19:56Nothing.
19:57So you're really over him?
19:59Yeah.
20:00Over it.
20:01Over it.
20:02Easy to say.
20:03Only I knew how impossible they were to live.
20:06Every morning, the first thing I had to do was force myself not to open his chat.
20:11Every time a call came in, I held my breath.
20:15Every time I caught even a hint of cedar, my heart would spike on instinct.
20:19Only to realize it was just some stupid tree on campus.
20:23That's what it took.
20:24Just a fake not caring.
20:28I started swiping through guys on Hidge.
20:31Right.
20:31Left.
20:32Right.
20:33Telling myself this is what normal 20-year-olds do.
20:36Mia could tell something was off.
20:38One night she came and sat on my bed.
20:41Okay, you need to snap out of this.
20:43She held her phone up to my face.
20:46On the screen was a guy's Instagram page.
20:48Caleb.
20:49Had econ with him last semester.
20:51He's pretty fun.
20:52Interested?
20:53I added him.
20:55Sent a few DMs.
20:57Nothing serious.
21:00Saturday night.
21:01Fresh out of the shower.
21:03My phone screen lit up.
21:06A new message.
21:07From Grayson.
21:08Coming home for Thanksgiving.
21:09I stared at those words for a long time.
21:12Below it, another message.
21:13From Caleb.
21:14Camping this Saturday night.
21:15You in?
21:16I closed Grayson's chat.
21:17Opened Caleb's.
21:18Sent back a thumbs up.
21:20Then I flipped my phone face down on the nightstand.
21:22Something squeezed hard inside my chest.
21:24Even after trying so hard to let him go.
21:26The second his name popped up on my screen, I wanted to cry.
21:29And I still caught myself hoping he'd say more.
21:34The next night, Caleb came to pick me up.
21:37I threw on a hoodie and rushed out the door.
21:41Outside the dorm, Caleb was leaning against his motorcycle in a black leather jacket.
21:46Let's go.
21:47I promise you'll love it.
21:49He tossed me a helmet.
21:53I strapped on the helmet.
21:55Climbed on the back and wrapped my arms lightly around his waist.
22:02Wind rushed in through my collar.
22:04The motorcycle tore down the highway.
22:07This was the first time I'd ever felt anything like it.
22:11All the weight I'd been carrying just blew away with the wind.
22:15He sped up.
22:18I screamed from the back seat without a care in the world.
22:21Caleb!
22:22Shit!
22:22Slow down!
22:23It was strange.
22:25When I was with him, Grayson didn't cross my mind at all.
22:28Just this pure, easy kind of happy.
22:33We got to the campsite and set up tents together.
22:37Well, I handed him tools.
22:39He did all the work.
22:41Once everything was ready, the fire was going and we each had a beer, sat down on the rocks.
22:48Game?
22:49He said out of nowhere.
22:51Sure.
22:52What kind?
22:53I nodded.
22:54Truth or dare.
22:56Two player version.
22:57You're up first.
22:59Truth.
23:00How many girlfriends have you had?
23:04Zero.
23:05His player face actually turned pink.
23:08I nearly spit out my beer.
23:10You're kidding.
23:12Dead serious.
23:13He muttered.
23:15So you're a...
23:17Boy Scout?
23:18Don't say it.
23:19His ears went redder.
23:21I said don't say it.
23:22I couldn't help but laugh.
23:25He cleared his throat, trying to recover.
23:28Okay, your turn.
23:29Truth or dare?
23:30Truth.
23:31He hesitated before asking.
23:33Do you like anyone right now?
23:35I stared into the fire, quiet for two seconds.
23:39No, it wasn't a lie.
23:41At least right now, Grayson Ashford was nowhere in my head.
23:48Close to 2am.
23:49The temperature dropped hard.
23:52I hugged myself tight.
23:54Caleb pulled off his jacket right away and draped it over my shoulders.
24:00Then we ducked into the tent.
24:05Aren't you cold?
24:06I tried to give it back.
24:08He wouldn't take it.
24:12I'm fine.
24:13Quiet for a long time.
24:15Rosa.
24:16Yeah?
24:21Can I hold your hand?
24:24His voice was barely there.
24:26I don't mean anything by it.
24:28I just...
24:29Before he could finish, I leaned in and kissed him.
24:33That kiss was also a reminder to myself.
24:36Time to move on.
24:38The next second, Caleb gently rolled on top of me.
24:41That night, he kissed me over and over.
24:45He left marks along the side of my neck.
24:47Right on that spot.
24:50The spot where Gray had kissed me.
24:54Stop.
24:55Rosa.
24:56I shut that thaw down and looked back at Caleb in front of me.
25:00All he did was kiss me.
25:02Nothing more.
25:04The next day, he drove me back to the dorm.
25:07I looked at my swollen lips and laughed.
25:10Then asked when he could see me again.
25:13I was about to answer when a black Bentley pulled around the corner.
25:17Grayson.
25:19Through the windshield, all I could see were his eyes.
25:23They turned gold.
25:27Grayson stepped out of the car.
25:29His eyes were bloodshot.
25:31Like he hadn't slept in days.
25:34His gaze landed on my swollen lips.
25:36Then slid to the marks on my neck.
25:38His expression went dark.
25:40Caleb was still there.
25:42The air froze.
25:43Caleb looked at me.
25:45Then, at Grayson.
25:47He stepped forward on instinct.
25:49Rosa.
25:50Everything okay?
25:53Grayson didn't look at him.
25:55Only at me.
25:58This is my brother.
26:00Gray, this is Caleb.
26:02My friend.
26:03Caleb blinked.
26:05Clearly caught off guard.
26:07He'd probably never heard me mention a brother before.
26:10But he still extended his hand.
26:13Hey man, nice to-
26:15Grayson's gaze finally shifted to him.
26:17He didn't take the hand.
26:19One glance.
26:20Then his eyes came back to me.
26:22Whatever was in that look.
26:23Even Caleb understood it.
26:27You should go, Caleb.
26:29I gave him a small smile.
26:31He hesitated.
26:32Then left.
26:34Grayson took me to a restaurant near campus.
26:36He ordered two burger combos.
26:39Pushed one across the table to me.
26:42I sat across from him.
26:44Dragging a fry around my plate with a fork.
26:47He spoke slowly.
26:49Rosa, nothing you want to explain to me?
26:53You were with him all night?
26:58What exactly did you two do?
27:02Three questions.
27:03Back to back.
27:04I took a deep breath.
27:08You mean the marks on my neck?
27:10I did those myself.
27:12Nothing happened.
27:14Grayson let out a low laugh.
27:18Rosa, whether someone else's scent is on you or not...
27:22You really think I can't tell?
27:26My fingers froze.
27:28The fork clinked against the edge of the plate.
27:30So all this time, every stupid little test I'd ever pulled, he saw right through all of it.
27:37He could smell it.
27:38At night with the vibrator, he knew it was fake.
27:42And today, the real thing.
27:43Caleb's scent all over my neck, my collar, my hair.
27:47He'd picked up on every trace the second he laid eyes on me.
27:51Suddenly, I wasn't nervous anymore.
27:53I looked up.
27:56Yeah.
27:57I didn't do anything crazy.
27:59We just kissed.
28:01Grayson narrowed his eyes.
28:05Repeated my words back to me.
28:09You just kissed?
28:11Isn't this what you wanted?
28:14I didn't understand what he was doing right now.
28:18You told me you never had feelings for me.
28:22Told me we could only ever be brother and sister.
28:25So what gives you the right to interrogate me?
28:28I stood up, looked him straight in the eyes.
28:31Or do you just like watching me hurt over you?
28:35Does that make you feel good?
28:38The air went dead still.
28:42Rosa.
28:44Grayson took a deep breath.
28:46Like all the fight had just drained out of him.
28:50No.
28:51I'm just worried about you.
28:54You're the one who said I'm all grown up.
28:57You don't need to worry about me anymore.
29:02After that day, Caleb and I made it official.
29:07I was with him almost every day.
29:12Stayed out all night more than a few times.
29:14When Mia texted asking where I was, I'd just end back with Caleb.
29:19See you tomorrow.
29:20I thought my life was finally getting back on track.
29:23Then Caleb changed.
29:25Out of nowhere.
29:27Stopped texting first.
29:29Stopped coming to find me.
29:31Until one day, I saw him kissing someone else.
29:35I found out later.
29:36The girl was someone he'd had a crush on all through middle school.
29:40The one he never got.
29:43My first real relationship.
29:45Over just like that.
29:48Mia was always there when I hit bottom.
29:53She cracked open a beer and said,
29:57It's weird though.
29:58That girl moved to New York for work last year.
30:01Hadn't been back to California once.
30:04And apparently, she got some big job offer right before she showed up.
30:08She leaned in close.
30:12Rosa, they mentioned your brother's name.
30:15Brother.
30:17Grayson.
30:18He was sabotaging my life.
30:20We hadn't seen each other in a long time.
30:23Thanksgiving.
30:24Christmas.
30:26Winter break.
30:27I didn't go home for any of it.
30:30The next day, I got on a flight back to New York.
30:33Pushed the front door open.
30:35Grayson was sitting on the couch.
30:38Like he'd been waiting for me.
30:39He knew I'd come.
30:41I marched up to him.
30:42Eyes red.
30:43Grayson, why did you break me and Caleb up?
30:46Someone that easily distracted doesn't deserve you.
30:49I laughed.
30:50Out of pure disbelief.
30:52Who gave him the right to control my life?
30:54My relationships.
30:55To push me away and then not let me move on.
30:58Somewhere between anger and everything else I couldn't name.
31:01I raised my hand and slapped him across the face.
31:04Hard.
31:07Grayson didn't get angry.
31:09He turned his face back and looked up at me.
31:12There she is.
31:13Same as always.
31:15I was about to lose it.
31:18Grayson!
31:20I am trying to leave you and start over.
31:23I'm tired of making you my whole world.
31:27I want out.
31:29I stared him down, voice cracking.
31:31I finally met someone.
31:34I was finally ready to move on.
31:36So why do you keep doing things that mess with my head?
31:40You never liked me.
31:42But you won't let me like anyone else.
31:45What do you want from me?
31:47I like you.
31:49He cut me off.
31:51I stopped breathing.
31:53I don't know why, but my first instinct was to step back.
31:56I was so tired of him going back and forth.
32:01Grayson stood up, closed the distance between us.
32:04He lowered his head, his lips almost touching mine.
32:08Word by word.
32:10I said...
32:12I like you.
32:14It felt absurd.
32:15Like?
32:17The way a brother likes a sister?
32:20Is this fun for you?
32:22Messing with me?
32:26What do you want me to do?
32:29I already did what you wanted.
32:31I got the hell out of your life!
32:33He closed his eyes.
32:35His voice was raw.
32:36I didn't want that.
32:38I'm not messing with you.
32:43I...
32:44I just...
32:44He reached for my hand.
32:46Serena and I were never together.
32:48The whole thing was an act.
32:51The rest...
32:53I'm sorry.
32:55Let me explain later.
32:56Please?
32:57No.
32:58I was sure he was playing me.
33:00Absolutely sure.
33:01I was not going to be a fool again.
33:04I yanked my hand free and turned to leave.
33:08He grabbed me and held on.
33:13Rosa, I like you.
33:14I love you.
33:15No one in this world cares about you more than I do.
33:18Believe me.
33:20Let go!
33:21Get off me!
33:22My resistance pushed him over the edge.
33:25He shoved me down onto the couch and kissed me.
33:30You slept with that little prunk, didn't you?
33:33Hm?
33:34If you're going to let someone fuck you, let it be me!
33:41No matter how hard I fought, I couldn't break free.
33:44He was holding me.
33:46Kissing me.
33:47I'd imagined this so many times.
33:49But everything about this was wrong.
33:52The whole foundation was wrong.
33:54All of it, wrong.
33:56I stopped fighting.
33:59Went limp.
34:00Tears falling in silence.
34:04When Grayson felt me go still, he stopped.
34:12Something in him seemed to click back into place.
34:16He wiped my tears gently.
34:18Then said he was sorry.
34:20He pulled back.
34:22Helped me up.
34:25Come with me.
34:26There's somewhere I want to take you.
34:28Grayson held my hand and drove me to a place I'd never been before.
34:31An abandoned house.
34:33Clean, though.
34:35Like someone had been keeping it up.
34:37He pushed open a door at the end of the hallway.
34:40A little girl's room.
34:42Pink curtains.
34:43Lace valence.
34:45Photos covering every wall.
34:47All of the same six-year-old girl.
34:49Bright smile.
34:51Two little braids.
34:52Riding on a boy's back.
34:54Grayson picked up the photo frame on the nightstand.
34:57His voice was barely there.
34:59This is my sister.
35:01Lily.
35:02She was six.
35:05When a drunk driver killed her.
35:10That driver was your father.
35:12I went rigid.
35:14Pinned to the spot.
35:15Your mother died in that same crash.
35:18Same night.
35:19Same car.
35:20My parents couldn't live with losing Lily.
35:23So they chose to end it.
35:28And left me behind.
35:35I stared at the photo of the little boy carrying his sister on his back, and suddenly remembered the teenager
35:41in the alley gripping a folding knife.
35:46That day.
35:48I had that knife because I was going to find you.
35:52Find you, then we'd leave together.
35:54Go see my parents and Lily.
35:57When you looked up at me, you looked exactly like Lily when she called me her big brother.
36:02So I dropped the knife.
36:06So I dropped the knife.
36:06Took you home.
36:09Raised you.
36:12But because I fell in love with you, I couldn't forgive myself.
36:18He turned to me, his eyes full of everything he'd buried for years.
36:25I'm trapped in it.
36:27I can't get out.
36:29I'm afraid I'll forget Lily.
36:31And I'm afraid I'll hurt you.
36:34Until I finally understood myself.
36:37I can't leave you.
36:40My heart broke for him.
36:44So that was why he'd pushed me away again and again all these years.
36:49Between the two of us, he was the one who'd been struggling more.
36:53Hurting more.
36:56And I kept pushing him to choose.
37:11Grey will be together forever.
37:13No one will ever tear us apart.
37:19Three months later, Grayson took me to Lily's grave.
37:22It was pouring that day.
37:24He laid a bunch of lilies in front of the headstone.
37:26I brought her to see you.
37:28Lily, you don't blame me, do you?
37:30I stood beside him in silence.
37:32I didn't know how to apologize to someone who was gone.
37:35For my father taking her life.
37:36For stealing her brother.
37:37For making her brother fall in love with someone he shouldn't have.
37:40Someone who didn't deserve it.
37:41A thousand words jammed in my throat.
37:44All that came out was one sentence.
37:48I'll take care of him.
37:49The little girl on the headstone smiled back at us.
37:52Same as always.
37:53I didn't know what Lily would think.
37:54Maybe she'd be angry.
37:55Maybe heartbroken.
37:56Maybe she'd feel like her brother betrayed her.
37:58But I think she'd be happy for him.
38:00Because now, there was one more person in this world who wanted nothing more than for her brother to be
38:04happy.
38:04Every cat once.
38:05And that movie.
38:06And that movie.
38:06For practice.
38:07elsewhere.
38:08Ever I wrote or not you can...
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