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DEREK’S POV
“Am I seeing right? Is that Derek?” My third brother, Alex, surprisingly asked as I walked into the house with Lily in front of me. I’d warned her again on the way here about the things she shouldn’t talk about and she confidently told me she wasn’t stupid.
“Yes, Alex. He’s Derek,” Caster replied.
Alex walked towards me happily, probably getting ready to hug me or something but I glared at him, making the boy turn 360 instantly like he was being controlled by a remote, and walked back to stay by Caster’s side. They fit perfectly for siblings and I’m the one destroying the perfect image of the family.
“Derek,” Arianna screamed running out of the kitchen to throw her hands around me. “I’ve missed you, Cousin,” She gushed.
“And I still hate you. Now, get off me you monkey,” I yelled, tryi
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Lily’s POV The wedding reception was just as amazing as the church ceremony. Even though I was surprised the couple refused to exchange vows, the bride’s beauty was all I could think about. She didn’t look excited or happy throughout the ceremony and she had a frown etched on her face which she hid anytime she was introduced to guests at her wedding reception.“Why did your friend refuse the vows?” I asked Derek on our way home. The couples left a few minutes earlier than we did. What couples leave their own wedding so early?“He said he was busy,” Derek replied. I shrugged, not believing what he had said.“The vows wouldn’t take more than five minutes or even less, I can’t believe a groom wouldn’t say the vows at his wedding because he was time conscious,”“It was an arranged marriage,” He finally replied and I still di
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Derek’s POV I took a step closer to Lily, not sure what to do or say. After Lucas had said those horrible things the other day, I was expecting something crazier or less crazy about Lily or how my mom found her. When my mom first introduced her, I wasn’t in my right senses to actually think about her name but now, it suddenly made sense. “My mom gave you a new name last year,” She nodded. “Yes for a reason that I can’t tell you,” She replied, breathing heavily. “Why?” I inquired. She had been repeating the words for some reason because she doesn’t want to say what I actually want to hear. “I’m sorry,” “I’m not asking you to apologize because you haven’t done anything wrong, I’m just asking you to tell me why you’re Lily Miller instead of whatever name you’re supposed to bear,” After a long silence, she managed to say. “It’s a long story,” “Luckily
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LILY’S POV On Monday, Mrs. Miller called me as I was getting ready for classes. The college has been reopened and the administration said they were in the process of investigating the cause of the riot and those behind it. Mrs. Miller asked me what happened between Derek and me and I had no answer. I know it was my fault, I was the one who told him the story behind my name and when he wanted to know more, I flopped.“I’m sorry, Mrs. Miller,” I apologized. I sat back on the bed, instead of leaving the house with the phone pressed to my ear.“Lily. You don’t have to apologize for anything. I only want to know how it happened. Why did you tell him?” She asked again.“I don’t know what to say, Mrs. Miller,” I denied instead of telling the truth.“It's okay, my dear. The only problem is how persistent Derek can get. If he finds out one, he&rsq
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