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Out of the corner of her eye, Lara saw her brother’s slight frown

Classified, her ass

“Okay, one of you say so,” Castillo demanded When they both only stared, he threw his hands in the air “What is your probles around the rooain”

Lara’s laugh was bitter “Now, see, that’s where you screwed up” She walked back into the bedroo her purse over her shoulder before returning to stop in front of Castillo “We were never family”

“Noeetheart, you’re just being stubborn Right, Banks?”

Lara followed his gaze to her brother For a second soret Hurt so deep Lara didn’t understand it Then in a blink, he went all stoic again, offering only a shrug

Looked like agreement to her

Lara turned to leave

“Where are you going?” Castillo grabbed her ar Lara’s move toward the door

“Away” She glanced at his hand, then gave hio”

“You’re being—” Not being a total idiot, he bit off the rest of his co really stupid

But Lara didn’t need to hear the actual word to knohere he was going He thought she was stubborn, stupid, crazy Since he clearly didn’t think she was sh to make her own choices or lead her own life, she shouldn’t be shocked

Yet she was

“Phillip?” she asked, not taking her eyes off Castillo “Can you hold this?”

Her eyes still locked on her ex-lover’s face, she held out her laptop It ordlessly taken

“In the future, youher own mind,” she advised Castillo quietly She clenched her fists together, one wrapped over the other Then with another deep breath, she swung sideith all her ut Daasp No esture that counted “Not our future, of course We’re through”

Lara wanted to shake her fingers to release the stinging pain, but wasn’t about to give hi he’d hurt her In any way

She held out her nuh to wrap around the laptop when Phillip handed it back

She hter in his gaze this time

“Bye”

“I take it we’re through here?” she heard Phillip say as the door swung closed

“Not by a long shot,” Castillo muttered