I flinched at Austin's tone.
How did I explain to him that the family that betrayed his family was my very own?
How did I explain that even though my brothers hadn't spoken about the past that deep down I believed that they were good people and could have never done anything bad to his family?
"I-I --"
"WHY DO I SMELL THEM ON YOU LUCY!" He roared .
"That's where you went missing for an entire day? You were with them? "He demanded. "After knowing what they did to my family you would actually stoop so low and still leave with those bastards?"
When I said nothing , Austin grabbed hold of my hair and brought me inches away from his face so that my only option was to stare deep into his eyes.I gasped at the hurt I saw there , my heart clenched tightly in my chest , unable to see him this
