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Tess made it to her room with the feeling of heartbreak burning hot in her chest. It wasn’t the first time someone had tried to use her to get close to her wealthy, powerful brothers, but it definitely hurt more than it ever had before. She had thought Sebastian and Pierce were above that kind of petty money-grubbing behavior.
Deciding that she was in for a long night of crying, she went to her bathroom to remove her contacts before flopping on her bed and letting the tears flow.
Several minutes later, when the door to her room opened, she was expecting it to be Mo. She was surprised when both of her brothers sat down on the edge of her bed.
Trey lightly rubbed her back as she sobbed facedown into her pillow. “Maybe it’s not quite as bad as you think.” He tried to comfort her.
“Wha
