Summer's Pov
There are some things you hear and your brain just refuses to accept them right away.
Gray Ashford was my stepbrother.
I kept turning that over in my head like it was a puzzle piece I was forcing into the wrong spot. Gray. Crew's brother. My stepbrother. This house kept unfolding its secrets one at a time, like it was enjoying watching me drown slowly.
Gray must have seen it on my face because he shifted slightly and said, "I know it's a lot to take in. But just take it as it is. I'm your brother. You're my sister." He smiled, easy and calm, like he had rehearsed being this gentle his whole life. "And I'm really happy to finally meet you."
I blinked. "Happy to meet you too."
And I meant it. Strangely, I actually meant it.
Then something else rose up inside me, somethin
