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 glanced at it, eyes widening

I said.

hand. His smile wavered again. “Do

do,” I said. “I

pulled me into a hug.

between my neck and

his head lowered

me were gentle, placed respectfully on the small of my

flirted and teased with me just for entertainment. Maybe that was

just

up and wrapped

chest

“Alright.”

for a long moment, we held each other in the quiet of the parlor and

didn’t have to mean anything or lead to anything. One he could share with someone who truly just wanted him to

himself.

He’d only ever done his best for

I not like him for the

was interrupted by someone loudly clearing his

turned my head and saw Nicholas in the entryway. My

arms from

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