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With one last scathing glance at Lucas, Rae tugged open the door and left the room

I clung to the sheet, feeling like I had just slipped into an alternate reality “You have the same dad?” I whispered

Lucas sighed “Yeah, it’s not coe”

“So when your mom died?” I tried to understand “It was technically Rae’s stepmom?”

His lips thinned into a pained expression for just a second “It’s complicated”

“Is it so cohtWe’d woken up together We’d shared everything together Had sex What the hell was happening?

“It’s gonna hit the news soon,” Lucas said without looking at me as he dressed “The fact that Rae and I are half-brothers And you’ll be caught in the middle because he likes you too Not just that, there’s a picture of us out there… and…” He hesitated “A picture of you and Rae from your dinner”

I gasped

“So now…” His hands were shaking “It looks like you were dating half-brothers, both members of SWT, while e you away onna do it I didn’t know the picture was public until I called the label last night to ask a favor Both are going to get released The farther away you are from us, the safer you are”

“But— but this is ether Don’t send me—”

“Hey” Jay knocked on the open door “I can get her suitcases when she’s ready, shouldn’t take long to pack, right?”

“Good,” Lucas said “Call a taxi?”

“I’ll drive” Kai offered, poking his head in

It wouldn’t take a genius to see that Lucas and I had just slept together since both of us were half-naked

“Why?” I whispered “Why would you come in here? Why?”

Lucas looked down at his shaking hands “Because I couldn’t let you go without having you Because I’m that horrible of a person That selfish It’s better if you hateyou It’s better for everyone Your career Ours The group Everyone Just… keep your promise”

My heart dropped fromin With Lucas looking like the guy I wanted forever with, his eyes beggingnot to look too sad, trying to give us our privacy Kai behind him

Rae staring at me from behind Kai like I had betrayed him

How had it come to this?

My phone started ringing in the silence I looked down at it and forgot to breathe

It was my uncle

I answered after a few seconds “Yes?”

“I’ to have to send you hoood PR Your travel has already been booked Thank you for all your help Please leave the iPad and training materials in the apartment for Assistant Solia to pick up”

“Okay” I sed “Was it souys just as Sookie showed up With sadness iainst the doorframe

They all saw me

They saw Lucas and me

They all knew