Darn Stupid Brother You Are by Mairee

Chapter 118

Chapter 118

(Cylan's

POV)

The cool night air hit my face as I stepped out of the chaos and into the parking lot. Ambulances lined the street with their lights flashing in chaotic rhythm. I spotted her immediately-Emily. She was leaning against a stretcher as a paramedic wrapped her arm in a bandage.

"Emily!" I called out.

She turned, and when she saw me, her face lit up. "Cylan."

I ran to her and threw my arms around her. She winced slightly, but her laugh was soft and warm. "You did it," she whispered. "You saved me."

"We saved you," I corrected and pulled back just enough to look into her eyes. She looked so exhausted. "I couldn't have done it without everyone's help. But... I couldn't have left you there either."

Her lips brushed against mine in a soft, fleeting kiss that felt like the first breath after drowning. "Thank you," she whispered.

The victory felt bittersweet as I watched the remaining patients filter out of the center. The fight wasn't over-not for me.

Ellen's bruised and battered face flashed in my mind. Her fiancé's cruel words echoed in my ears. No, my fight was far from over.

"Cylan!"

turned to see my parents stepping out of a black car, their faces as stern and stony as ever. My mother's lips were pursed as her eyes scanned me with disapproval.

my shoulders, standing taller than I

you have any idea

my voice shook with anger. "You're talking about shame? Do you even know what

exaggerate," my father snapped. "You wouldn't have needed to survive anything if you'd just

was told?" I laughed bitterly. "You mean marry some stranger and live a lie for the rest of my life? Be the perfect

red. "You're being dramatic, Cylan. This isn't about understanding. This is

now. "This is about control. You wanted to control me, to mold me into something I'm not. But I'm done.

me, stunned

Emily. And for everyone else who's been hurt by people like you-people who think they have the right to tell others how to live their lives." My father opened his mouth to speak, but I cut him off. "You

time,

but I just couldn't resist the urge to add, "Oh, and Mr. and Mrs. Brown, I

...

(Few days later)

(Dennis's POV)

of my past; one was about betrayal, another about deceit.

You stand accused of aiding and abetting the operation of an illegal medical

whispered, barely

demanded as her eyes pierced

time. The words tasted like

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