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Her brothers didn’t exactly like him, but that was fine He always seemed to appear whenever she needed him, like now

“When will you tell your fa?” Gideon asked

“You co me?”

“My romantic intentions are not a problem A possible fallout is”

“Why wouldbe cause for a possible fallout?”

“Your brother”

“What would Owen or Wyatt have to do with anything?”

“I’ about them”

“What would Gabriel have to do with anything?” she asked “He’s found his place in the world”

“You no longer see him as a brother”

“We’re half brother and sister”

“You’ve both got the same mother”

“Look, I’ve got no problem with Gabriel, okay? It’s fine More than fine I’ going on, and Mom was always scared around him when she was alive It’s fine Honestly” She felt like her oldest brother had found his way and she’d lost hers

Staring down at the travel books, she felt a new hope, a spark that had long since died Could she really do it? Leave everything behind that she once knew?

Deep in her heart she knew she could This was not her life anymore, hadn’t be for some considerable time now