Vivienne flinched at the word.
Rhett noticed, and his eyes flashed toward her.
“You know what the worst part is? I believed every f*****g lie this b***h told me because I wanted to believe them. I was hurt, so I let myself believe she had betrayed us. It was easier to hate her than to admit I was terrified she'd never come back.”
His shoulders rose with a ragged breath.
“And now I look at Sage, and I don't know how to face her. I don't know how to stand in front of her without remembering that I left her to suffer.”
Jace held his gaze.
“Then you start by not making another mistake you can't take back.”
Rhett laughed without humor. “You make it sound so fu.cking easy.”
“It's not easy. None of this is easy. But you're still my brother, Rhett, and I'm not going to stand here watching
