Between Two Brothers
She swept out of the shop without another word, the bell above the door chiming sharply behind her, leaving Dare and me standing in the sudden quiet, the argument still hanging unfinished and raw between us.
"Isla," he said finally, voice quieter now, careful. "I don't know how to get this right with you. Every time I try, it turns out to be the wrong thing."
"Maybe there isn't a right thing," I said, the fight draining out of me all at once, leaving only exhaustion behind. "Maybe we're just two people who keep hurting each other no matter what we choose."
He didn't argue. He just watched me, something helpless and heavy in his expression, and for a long moment, neither of us said anything e
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