Selene's POV
We decided to settle in the living room. The entire issue created a tense atmosphere.
"Maybe Zane is right?" Cain said all of a sudden.
I stared at Cain. Because this was the same man who had spent days acting like feelings were inconveniences. The same man who always seemed in control.
Yet right now, he looked anything but that.
His jaw was tight. His shoulders were tense.
And there was something raw in his eyes that made my chest ache.
Zane looked just as shocked as I felt.
"Cain..." he started.
But Cain looked away.
"Forget it."
"No," Zane said quietly. "Don't do that."
Cain laughed bitterly. "Do what?"
"Say something honest and then immediately pretend you didn't."
The brothers stared at each other.
"I didn't ask for this," Cain muttered.
"Neither did I," Z
