Chapter 188
Sage gasped.
Shame burned through her so fast it made her ears ring. She turned away from him, toward the yellow wall and the portrait that suddenly felt like it was watching too closely, like even the happier version of herself on canvas might judge the mess she had become between two brothers under one roof.
“Sage.” Cole’s voice was low. Steady. “Look at me.”
She shook her head once, sharp. “We should go home.”
Cole stepped into her path before she could reach the door. Not rough. Just present. Big enough and close enough that leaving would mean pushing through him, and they both knew she was not going to do that.
“There’s nothing wrong with wanting to kiss me and Mason at the same time,” he said.
The words landed in the quiet room like a match dropped in dry grass. Sa
