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

was making her want to cringe. “It’s two different feelings. I thought loving someone was forever and irreplaceable. I even… thought that lovers could live and die together.”

notion,

of fairytales, 3D projector billboards, and living happily ever after. He had no experience with such things. His parents certainly were no example. Nor any

live or die together. It

all-encompassing. All empowering.

he suddenly want to experience such a thing? And

him?? Had he fallen

course

of love, and he challenged

was

did admit, that he had feelings for her. There was a … sentimental attachment, yes. That

her and realized that he also had

the feeling of being next to her. He wanted

be there when she came home,

her, and he was okay with it. Why else would he have played this game for

nothing wrong with enjoying someone else’s company.

he was falling into deeper emotional

in love… he

long ago to never fall in love with any

sad, right?” The gentle tone of her voice resounded in his

for now, and

brother will never make you sad,” he said. Because that was the answer she wanted to hear. And he meant it. Protecting her for life was as easy as lifting a finger for him. Hell, his accountants could probably find some tax write-off

she stared at him, her eyes so earnest and hopeful, he

pang of unease.

promised not to make her sad, yet… when she one day discovered that he was not

would she react

likely an understatement.

walls all around her and he’d been let

of if he

she finished sweeping the streets with 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 time. Some glances were looks

them were pointing at her

walking toward her from the supply closet, who then pulled her aside and quietly asked, “Grace,

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