Goodbye, Brother, Forever

action muffled and distant. Daniel, ever the perfect host-in-training, brought her a glass of champagne

voice low so only she could hear. "Stop

ue. "John, this is Eleanor. My sister." He emphasized the w

the balcony. "We need to talk ab

. You made it clear who you beli

rom now on, you need to be more careful. You can' t just call me Daniel anymo

el, that Eleanor could only stare

"Sarah feels insecure because of how close we ar

story?" she asked, her vo

hurt her like that. After everything I' ve done for you, thi

ea what you' re talking about," she said, her voice trembling. "You' r

s that?" he

s lies, about the life she thought they would have. But she stopped. What

turning away from him.

opted sister, you know. I heard she has a thing for him." "She seems so possessive. Poor Sarah, having to deal with that

and Daniel, their heads close together, smiling at the camera. He was looking at her with an expression of pure adoration.

e noticed that Daniel, who used to 'like' every single one of her photography posts within minutes, hadn' t int

on her finger caught the light, a brilliant, mocking star. "He has the most amazing taste," Sarah gushed, loud en

get out. She started to make her way towar

going? The par

well," she said,

he said. It wasn' t a request. It

ck to the house, she went straight to her room, intending to lock the door and never come out.

her room, standing in front of her open closet, holdin

ot a little cold." Her eyes swept over Eleanor' s room, a look of possessive assessment in them.