Waiting for a Heart Long Dead

Nathan Cooper coldly snorted at my question. "What trick are you pulling now, Willow Turner?" He grabbed my wrist and pulled me out of Luke Patton's arms.

I instantly jerked my arm back from his touch. "Who are you? Don't touch me!"

Nathan's eyes turned even colder when he heard that. "You don't know me? You followed me around for seven years," he said. "Willow, I already agreed to marry you. I'm just giving Lily a wedding at the same time too.

"Do you really have to pretend you don't know me?"

In my confusion, I looked at Luke, the man beside me who claimed to be my boyfriend. I saw nothing but mockery in his gaze as he stared at Nathan.

He said, "Mr. Cooper, even jokes have their limits. Willow's your sister. How could the two of you possibly get married?"

Nathan's eyes narrowed, and his grip on the rosary beads tightened. "You even brought him into this? Too bad I'm not falling for your little game."

He then added, "My sister? Fine. You can attend the wedding as that."

In the middle of the argument, Lily Hunt barged into the hospital room to ease the tension.

"Your brother's just angry and didn't mean it. I'll have a word with him when we get home," she said. "Our wedding is in three days, Willow. You have to come."

When I heard that, I was even more certain that Luke hadn't lied about my relationship with Nathan. "Sorry, I forgot. So you're my brother…"

Nathan frowned, as if he didn't like how that sounded.

Lily quickly stepped in to calm him down and planted a quick kiss on his lips.

Upon seeing how affectionate they were, Luke turned to watch my reaction. I understood what was going on and didn't want to cause more trouble. "Don't worry. I won't cause any trouble at your wedding," I said.

Nathan froze for a moment and took a deep breath. "Pack your things now! You're coming home with me," he snarled. There was no room for argument in his tone.

Before I could respond, Lily suddenly collapsed into his arms. She blamed her dizziness on the jet lag.

Nathan quickly scooped her up with an anxious look on his face. Before he left, he told me to stop pretending to be sick and to walk home as punishment.

Then, the hospital room fell quiet again.

At that moment, I started to wonder why he was the only person I had forgotten.