His Fake Fiancee
"I'm your best friend. We've been through everything together, and we always will. Which means, if you're going to be honest with anyone, even before yourself, it should be me. It has to be me. Don't bear this pain alone."
I look away, blinking furiously.
"Do you love him?"
I can't. I won't.
Because if that's true, if I love Damien Bass, then I'm a fool. A silly,
stupid, ignorant, little fool, who went along and let one brother damage herself, and then allowed the other to swing the final blow. I don't know how someone recovers from such a colossal mountain of lies.
"Yes," I whisper, and my heart splinters in two as warm tears sweep down my cheeks.