~Caius~
Watching Valeria's chemistry grade drop from a B+ to a D- was like watching someone slowly drown in front of me, and I was the only one who seemed to notice she was going under.
I sat in my room, staring at the progress report her teacher had emailed me because apparently I was the only brother who actually cared about her academic future, feeling that familiar knot of worry tighten in my chest. Three failed quizzes in two weeks. Missing assignments. A girl who used to ask thoughtful questions in class now spending most of her time staring out the window like she was seeing ghosts.
And where were my brothers while her entire future was circling the drain? Zane was too busy starting fights over every guy who looked at her sideways. Lysander was caught up in his own jealousy drama
