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He was right.

Because now I did have what I wanted.

It was her.

“This isn’t who we are,” there was a tremble in my brother’s voice. He took a step backwards, jerking his stare to her, then back to me.

I slowly stood, the leather creaking beneath me as I rose to my full height. Gabe took another step backwards instinctively, his protective stance faltering for a moment.

“This,”I looked at her standing there, trembling. “Is exactlywhowe are,” I held my voice steady. “You’re just too weak to admit it.”

“She’soursister,” He croaked and took a step toward her.“Notyour fucking toy.”

He reached for her, and she let him wrap his arms around her.

Not your toy.

Those words stayed with me as he pulled her against him and headed for the door. But there was a moment of hesitation before she stepped through. Those green emerald eyes flicked to mine. For a moment, I thought she might stay, that the part of her that craved this—the punishment, the control—would win out. Then she turned back and together with my brother they left the room.

But I saw that hunger in her eyes.

The same hunger that I knew she saw burning in mine.

Gabe was right.

She wasn’t my toy.

She was all of ours.

And sheknewit.

I let them leave, listening to my little brother’s heavy steps as he guided her to his room.

He was just as desperate for her as I was.

He just fought it.

But if there was anything I knew now…he couldn’t fight this need for her forever.

Sooner or later it’d win out.

And he’d be just as sick and fucking desperate as the rest of us.

Chapter Twenty-Six

ANGELICA

Gabe pulledme through the house, his grip too tight, too desperate, too much. My skin burned where Silas’ had touched me, and I wanted to scream—wanted to tear myself open to get rid of the feeling.

But I didn’t.

I let him drag me because I didn’t trust my own legs to move. Silas had broken something inside me, and now I didn’t know how to exist without him holding me in place.

Gabe’s bedroom door was thrown open and I was shoved inside.

“I can’tfuckingbelieve this!” He roared and shoved the door closed with aboom!

I jerked with the sound, wrapping my arms around myself, feeling the coldness of my own skin as he started to pace.