The Wrong Brother
“Don’t refer to her as just his ex, mother.”
“But she is.”
Her voice was cold, certain.
“Adrian, you’ve always been the disciplined one,” she continued, stepping closer. “The steady one. Don’t let a girl undo that. Don’t let her unravel you.”
“She isn’t undoing me,” I said, perhaps too quickly.
Margaret’s gaze narrowed, lips curving in the faintest of smirks. “You sound like your father when you say that.”
The words landed like a slap.
She pressed on. “You think I can’t see it? The way you look at her, the way your temper snaps when her name is mentioned? She’s a distraction. And distractions are dangerous.”