Brotherzoned

ne'

ould've gone to fifty, maybe sixty, but

xhaled, Isla's

ng hands. The soaked hai

ck on my heels, breathing throug

y face, forcing myself t

to see her again. Just once more, to make sure if the woman I'd pulled out o

more t

had ever said about Isla had

weet but boring," like she wa

m had mentioned how good looking she really was. The quiet gravity s

adness, she w

her. Hell, no one d

eart and the thought of him giving her the gig for his own wedding, letting h

d him to cancel the whole circus b

y friend, a clo

buzzed on

another useless message

Pi

the wedding. Seems like you left earlier. How long

yea

een my doctor before and after Elena's death, my ex-girlfriend. The man

lurred out. I wasn't sure I wanted clarity an

ack one w

neat an

e phone down, another

la

eek or I tell Pierce

ut a dr

d, even blackmail came like g

, though we both kn

p for ditching his wedding. Or maybe he

there in silence. The room

ame th

" I muttered, voi

Then a hesi

. not S

nds s

said, quiet

illing light from the hal

t, wearing one of Sienna's oversized shirts that hit mid-thigh, her hair pulled u

in. Her eyes, wide, searching, found

gers twisting in the hem of the sh

bothering

uh... wanted to a

t the desk, crossing

nd insane, but... were you the one who helped

n landed li

ridiculous, but when I saw you earlier, something felt... familiar. The

n a way that made me want to burn the world down a

rd. "Why would

falling to the floor. "It's stupid. I'm

through the sentence, an

ecause even if I do, it's only a matter of time before s

s to catch some cool breeze and take a smoke

h, forcing my face int

fore I could

r without the r

w, almost like they were

e first, then a sign of recogniti

ying to read me. And I just stood there, hands in my pockets, prete

ted, but her vo

mall nod. "Goo

say something, but she didn't. She jus