Chapter Nine
Holt
“I’m so sorry,” Willow says as we clean the pool area out of earshot of the others. “I even asked to use her phone, but it was like she was relishing catching you out.”
soI don’t doubt it. In fact, I’m pretty sure my mother even hid my sister’s car charger to make sure she couldn’t call me to let me know they were coming early.
“It’s fine,” I say, brushing off her panic.
Willow stops what she’s doing and turns to face me. “It’s not okay, Holt. I let you down.”
I appreciate her concern. Willow and I have always had a special bond.
Some of it is fun and teasing, and I can be myself most with her out of anyone in the family, but some of it runs darker than that. Growing up, our family dynamic was pretty f****d up and Willow was very protective of me. I know she suf
