RONAN;
I stood there, right behind the door of my room, chest heaving as if I had just run a marathon. Just when I thought I was mending things, just when I believed I was standing in the gap for her, as a stepbrother, or maybe more than I could admit, everything came crashing down around me.
I had hoped we could have a normal talk when she woke up. Just sit on the edge of the bed, hand her the coffee, explain how Matthew kept pushing those drinks on her like he had some plan.
Maybe even ask how well she really knew that guy. But no. She ruined it the second her eyes opened. Worst of all, she ran off right in the middle of everything.
My heart twisted hard in a way I couldn’t control the moment she yanked the door open and stepped into the hallway. The argument had been heated, our voi
