Knox.The bass of the music thumped loud against the floorboards of our estate, matching the irritation in my temple. It was the return of the King, or so my mother acted.Reid was back. My golden-boy older brother was home for the summer after three years of “finding himself” or whatever useless endeavour he’d been up to in Europe.Everyone was fawning over him. The neighbors, the extended family, even the girls I used to toy with now orbited around him like he was the freaking sun.When he was done saying his pleasantries and cracking useless jokes, his eyes found mine and he started to head toward me.He clapped a hand on my shoulder. “You look tense, little brother.” He looked tan, fit, and annoyingly relaxed. He held a drink in one hand and offered me a grin that used to make me look up at him.Now, it just made me want to punch his perfect teeth in.“Just thrilled you’re home,” I lied, swirling the drink in my glass.His grin faded slightly and his eyes scanned the crowd. “Is sh
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