~Avery’s POV~

We had all eaten and I could tell that my plan of getting under James’s skin had worked. Even though my whole interaction with Alex was merely about getting to James, I really enjoyed talking to him. Alex was funny, sarcastic and charming. As far as I could tell he didn't have a serious bone in his body, he was almost like an other brother.

I had an older brother back home, but I never saw him much. He was the golden boy so perhaps there was some resentment or ...