Warm breath hovering above me wakes me, “Don’t scream, please,” “What the heck, Barren?” He scans me sincerely, “Look, I know you’re my little sis, but…”
Oh, no, this can’t be happening, not now, what’s wrong with him? “Barren, no, don’t do this, haven’t you hurt Barren enough?”
“I’m in love with you, Issabella, I can’t help myself, I’m sorry,” Oh, gosh, no… “Barren, snap out of it, you can’t be serious,” “I’m serious, Issabella, I can’t help myself,”
“Well, help yourself then, because he has gone through enough, I will not hurt him,” He strokes a string of curl behind my ear… “Look, I know he’s my brother, but it’s not my fault, you’re beautiful, and he’s half-machine, and he doesn’t know what he has,”
I scan his expression of shock… “What are you talking about? A machine?” His lips b
