I watched as the woman who was meant to be mine walk away. The taste of her still on my lips, her broken apologies as she spoke to me. The way she defended, actually stood up and faced off all four of my brothers with no fear or hesitation, screaming in their face their misdeeds and cruelty. All of them actually looked ashamed of themselves but they still didn’t back down. They stood their ground, their petty grudge against me causing all of us what was meant to be our life. Now, now that life was broken. The woman I saw in the clearing was an exact opposite of the one who just walked away. I wanted to follow her comfort her. I wanted to let her know I would be here even if they weren’t. But I couldn’t, not yet.
“Are you proud of yourselves?” I growled. “Did you enjoy watching as you bro
