AURELIA' S POV I woke up on my kitchen floor with a splitting headache and the taste of blood in my mouth. My vision was blurry at first, but slowly focused on the concerned faces of the Kane brothers hovering over me. "Aurelia," Jaxon said softly, his usual playful demeanor replaced with genuine worry. "Can you hear me?" I sat up slowly, wincing as pain shot through my skull. "I'm fine," I lied, touching the back of my head where I could feel a tender bump forming. "You're bleeding," Zane observed, his ice-blue eyes clinical as he examined me. "No kidding," I said bitterly, my anger returning full force as I remembered what had happened. "Your brother pushed me into my own furniture." All eyes turned to Galen, who was standing off to the side looking sick with guilt. His golden hair

