POV: EVE
Eve stood in Dimitri's bathroom, staring at her reflection in the mirror, and tried to remember how to breathe.
Mike knew.
Her brother...her protective, fierce, loyal brother.....knew she was sleeping with his best friend. Had heard the evidence with his own ears. Had seen the truth written all over her face.
And he was furious.
She'd never heard him that angry. Not when their father had forgotten her birthday three years in a row. Not when Simon had cheated. Not ever.
"You touched my baby sister!"
The words echoed in her head, along with the betrayal in his voice. The shock. The rage.
And underneath it all, the hurt.
Because she'd lied to him. For four weeks, she'd lied by omission, pretending everything was fine while she was living with the one man Mike had explicitly asked Dimitri to stay away from.
Fresh tears spilled down her cheeks.
"Eve." Dimitri's voice came from the doorway, soft but commanding. "Come here."
