Suddenly, the revelation hit me like a bucket of ice water, a real bucket of ice water. It wasn't just the revelation that the man I'm attracted to is my cousin, but the fact that he IS my cousin. My stomach lurched, as if the ground beneath my feet had shifted. I placed my hands on the table, trying to stay steady, but the cold truth seeped into my bones.
Sebastian's face was pale, his lips parted as if he wanted to speak but couldn't. For a moment, he seemed younger, more fragile, stripped of the anger and self-assurance that usually surrounded him.
"What are the chances it's a mistake or a coincidence?"
Sebastian shook his head slowly, his gaze fixed on the screen. "But it isn't. It's written there. Clear. There's no getting around it."
The silence weighed heavily on us, denser than
