“Next time, don’t go running off, alright? Look at what you put your sister through. A young man’s supposed to protect his big sister, you know.” The police officer ruffled York’s hair before following Butler Dawson out of the room.

Now, only Mae, York, Alessia, and the family doctor–who was tending to Alessia’s wounds–remained in the foyer.

“All done. Try to keep your wounds dry for the next couple of days. If you start running a fever, get in touch with me right away, and steer clear of anything spicy for now.”

“Alright, thank you so much.”

“No trouble at all.”

“Mae, would you see the doctor out?”

Mae nodded, and the two left, leaving the siblings alone in the vast entrance hall. Alessia crossed her legs, watching her little brother huddled in the corner of the

couch.

“Scared now, are you?”

York kept his eyes down, fidgeting nervously.

It was rare to see the family’s little terror looking so subdued. Alessia felt her urge to scold him melt away. Judging by how shaken he was, she figured York would probably keep his head down for a while.

medicine would only do so much; she’d have to stop by the

“I’m sorry.”

of her thoughts. “What did

just didn’t want to go

out, and then York burst into tears, sobbing, “I’m sorry,” over again through a

and

the sight,

beckoned him over, and York scrambled

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close. Their relationship was more of a classic sibling rivalry–pranks

after all, and Alessia had already been toughened up by Max’s antics. York never managed to get the better of her, but that didn’t stop him from trying every single day, just to

was all he really wanted, so when she was bored, she’d play

incident, for all the trouble it caused, might actually do

but she grabbed a

won’t prank you for a while,” York

flicked his forehead lightly and

a while after that, York acted like a kid desperate to earn forgiveness. He’d bring Alessia snacks or a glass of water, then scurry off without a word, too

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