Chapter 0201

Did I know about Nicholas’s past? I thought I did.

A tiny voice whispered in my head, Maybe not as well as you think.

No, I couldn’t let Julian sow doubt inside of me. No matter what he thought, there had to be a logical explanation for whatever happened. Nicholas wasn’t the type to just steal people’s girlfriends.

Perhaps Nicholas dated someone Julian liked, and Julian was just jealous. I wouldn’t suggest that to

him, however,

Even now, pain shone in his eyes, even with the smile that returned to his lips. He’d clearly been hurt by

whatever happened, no matter how much he tried to hide it.

Because of this, I didn’t want to ask him any more questions, or even bring it up at all. Maybe he was

right. Maybe all I was doing was kicking the hornet’s nest. Sometimes the past was meant to stay in the

past.

It hurt that the brothers couldn’t move beyond it, but who was I to try to brute force that into happening?

a hand and placed it on Julian’s shoulder. He

I said. “Whatever

looking at my hand. His smile wavered

do,” I said. “I care

into a hug. His arms wrapped around M

neck and shoulder.

head

hands on me were gentle, placed respectfully on the small of

me just for entertainment. Maybe that

just

thought, Ireached my own arms up and wrapped them around his

chest

“Alright.”

the quiet of the parlor and didn’t

that didn’t have to mean anything or lead to anything. One he could share with someone who

himself.

He’d only

could I not be grateful? How could I not like him for the person he

was interrupted by someone

the entryway. My heart

arms from Julian’s shoulders.

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