Stephen POV
I left the hospital knowing that, for Derek, my presence there was uncomfortable. His look and his words in the bathroom were direct: "You did what you had to do, Stephen. Now, go home and stay out of this. Maddie has me."
I left there a little sad, Dereck was her boyfriend; he was right, I was left, but I felt that Maddie's distance from me was not her will, I felt that Dereck had something to do with it, after all we were twins, and we had some kind of connection since our birth. Something said Dereck was responsible for Maddie walking away from me.
Anger boiled inside me, but I swallowed hard. Maddie was vulnerable, and the last place she needed more trouble was here, in the hospital. Derek knew exactly how to provoke me, using our bond with her as a weapon. He knew I wou
