Brothers' POV
The penthouse suite felt hollow without Aurelia's presence. For three days, the seven Kane brothers had been prowling the resort like caged animals, their pride warring with their desperate need to see her.
"She went with the Blackthorne pack," Drake said for the hundredth time, his scar more prominent as his jaw clenched. "She chose them over us."
"Can you blame her?" Leon asked quietly from his position by the window. "After what we put her through?"
"We were protecting her," Galen protested, though his voice lacked conviction.
"Were we?" Caesar's voice was sharp with self-recrimination. "Or were we driving her away with our suspicion and control?"
The truth was uncomfortable. When Aurelia had needed them most, she'd run to their rivals for help. The rejection stung w
