ALEXANDER'S POV I swallowed hard and moved away from him, clenching my fist by my sides. The tension in the room was suffocating. My mother stood between Kevin and me, her sharp eyes darting between us. “Enough,” she said sternly, her voice slicing through the thick atmosphere like a blade. “This childish bickering stops right now. You both need to man up; this is getting too much. Would you ever love yourselves?” Kevin scoffed, rubbing his jaw from where I had punched him earlier. “Childish bickering? Are you seriously taking his side? Well, I'm not surprised; he's always been the favourite child.” My father, who had been silent for most of our argument, finally spoke up. “This isn’t about sides, Kevin. This is about responsibility. And you’ve proven time and again that you’re not re

