Chapter 16 Chapter 16 The long flight helped Skylar adjust to the time difference naturally .
By eleven , exhaustion hit .
She barely made it to bed before collapsing .
At two AM , her phone jolted her awake .
Seeing her moms number , she answered groggily .
Instead , a familiar voice , tight with anger , cut through the dark .
What gave you the right to run off to Italy without a word ? Callias .
Skylar snapped awake .

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She switched on her lamp , glancing at the clock .
Its two AM in Florence , brother .
Each word struck him like a knife .
His voice turned harsh .
I told you never to call me that ! But thats what we are siblings on the same family registry .
Thats a fact we cant change .
Her calm statement of the truth that had always stood between them pushed him over the edge .
The panic hed been holding back exploded into cruel words .
Did you think about us being siblings all those nights in my bed ? Silence fell between them .
Callias knew hed gone too far , but didnt apologize .
11:50 Escape From My Step Brothers Dangerous Obsession 9.3 % Chapter 16 He desperately needed proof .
Proof that Skylar still loved him .
So he let the cruel words hang , waiting for her reaction .
Only silence answered .
He wondered if shed hung up .
His heart raced in the quiet , dragging his sanity down into darkness .
Just before he completely lost control , she finally spoke .
Ive never regretted what happened between us , Callias .
Back then , I truly loved you .
But love isnt bulletproof .
It might survive outside judgment , but it cant survive a rotten core .
My mother never came between your parents .
She has a clear conscience , and so do I.
But , theres too much manipulation between us now .
If we continue , we wont be the only ones hurt .
Lets end this here , brother .
Its the best ending for everyone you , me , Mom , Uncle Dan .
Dont you see that ? Perfect endings .
Callias had stopped believing in those at twelve , when his parents divorced .
Hed blamed her mother , hated her while playing nice .
Watching her love for Skylar had filled him with jealousy .
Ten years of pretending had split him in two .
One half clinging to revenge , using Skylars love as a weapon .
The other half begging to let go , to accept his new family .
9.5 % Chapter 16 Day by day , hed lost his way , drowning in feelings he couldnt control The puppet master had become a puppet , his heart no longer his own .
Now at the end , he hadnt gotten what he wanted .
His pawn had escaped the game , become an observer , and told him : His first move had been wrong ..
Callias couldnt accept that .
Just like he couldnt accept that Skylar had moved on .
Desperately holding on , he needed one answer .
Come back , he pleaded .
Come home .
Lets talk .
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