MARIE

I still didn’t understand why my brother refused to let me be with his beta.

It made no sense.

And Daniel… Daniel would not speak either. Every time I tried to ask him about it, he would go quiet like someone hiding a secret too heavy to say out loud.

It was frustrating.

No… it was worse than frustrating.

It felt like everyone knew something about my life except me.

Even after my brother ruined our first date at that restaurant, Daniel and I still found ways to see each other. ...