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“If I can’t learn to love him… I won’t love anyone else,” she said seriously “You kno I a be with me And an even more special person for me to want to be with them, with all of my heart Gabriel… He’s the closet I’ve come”

“Because he comes with a crown and country,” I muttered, bitterly

“Exactly” She nodded “He comes with power and influence I’ve sucked up all the power there is for rown as ated to the background behind you and Ethan, or I beca Wyatt, this is hoe survive Deep doe are nothing but rational animals And I know that if I stay, I’ll butt heads with Ethan because I need to rule in e is hoill all survive as a family”

I hated how rational she was being

I couldn’t ith her when she was rational I couldn’t fight

“You aren’t the type of person who’d want to be stuck in so charity balls and…whatever otherto parade you around like soo insane from boredom Or insane from all the stuffy rules they try to make you follow”

She looked away from me and back at her fan “Your lack of faith in me hurts, little brother”

“Good Stay,” I said selfishly

She snickered and then took a deep breath “Since Ethan got htness inso…erased I woke up onefeels like… How painful’”

I sed the lu e her rave

“I kept wondering if this is how mom felt,” she whispered

“What?”

“Moo She didn’t know Dad She uprooted herself and everything she was comfortable with and married for ht about it But now that it’sif she felt this way Sure, of what she needed to do, but a small part of her still uncertain, sad, and afraid She ht? So that means, when they chose Gabriel, she must have been certain… That this moment of sadness, fear and uncertainty would be worth it in end All I need to be is strong enough to take the sa to take this step…even if you hate me for it But please don’t hate me”

I’d lost

Rolling back over I blinked the tears away fro Goddamn it!