Chapter 49

Grace shook her head to clear it.

This was her ‘brother’ and he likely didn’t mean what he’d said the

way she was taking it.

It was an innocent question. She shouldn’t read too much into it.

This attraction she felt…was one-sided and couldn’t go anywhere. If she crossed that line, she’d only stand to lose him. He deserved better than that.

They both did.

She swallowed hard and averted her gaze.

“Of course, I would be sad over you. I care for you deeply.”

“As you did for Sean before you learned the truth about him?”

Actually, she felt more for Jay. But she couldn’t tell him that. If he misinterpreted her meaning, there would be no putting the genie back in the bottle.

And the last thing she wanted was any awkwardness or distance between them.

She valued his friendship too fiercely.

Grace cleared her throat and said, “I can love my younger brother

but that isn’t the same kind of love.”

“Oh?”

Jason wasn’t letting her off the hook, and the whole conversation

feelings. I thought loving someone was forever and irreplaceable. I

notion, Jason

had no experience with such things. His parents certainly were no example. Nor any of his

of love… to live or die together. It seemed

all-encompassing. All empowering.

suddenly want to experience such a thing?

him?? Had he fallen

Of course not.

didn’t believe in that kind of

was honest

feelings for her. There was a … sentimental attachment, yes. That was it. And physical attraction.

realized that he also had become

with the feeling of being next to her.

there when she came home,

that he liked being near her, and he was

wrong with enjoying

with himself, he was

he couldn’t have

made a promise to himself long ago to never

never make me sad, right?” The gentle tone

cheeks and a faint smile. He’d give her the out, for now, and fall back into their comfortable

answer she wanted to hear. And he meant it. Protecting her for life was as easy as lifting a

so earnest and hopeful, he felt a

pang of unease.

to make her sad, yet… when she one day discovered that he was

would she react

was likely an

up walls all around

of if he would hurt

Claire, they returned to the Sanitation Center for their lunch break. However, she noticed that her colleagues were giving her sidelong glances one at a

were pointing at her as they whispered amongst themselves.

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