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Can you die from a broken heart? I guess I’ll find out.
Chapter 13
Knox
There are so many emotions running through me. I have no idea what’s going on. Not only was I hit with a giant bombshell tonight––Sophia is fucking married––but then I saw her riding passenger in Kai’s car, and it brought back some pretty awful memories. Don’t get me wrong, I know Kai is in love with Ivy and Sophia doesn’t feel that way about him, but it still feels like a punch to the gut. It might have been made worse by the information I was given tonight.
“Knox, wait!” I hear Sophia’s voice as I’m running down the stairs.
I’ve got no right to be pissed. I know that I’m being irrational right now, but I can’t help it.
I run out the door, to the car, and jump inside. I’m pulling out of the driveway just as she comes running out the door.
This isn’t anyone’s fault but my own. I should have told someone how I felt. My brother would have never slept with her if he knew how I felt about her.
My phone starts ringing the minute I hit the interstate. Thankfully, it’s not Sophia, but Kane.
“Hello?”
“What just happened? I saw you running out of the party. I didn’t even know you were there. Then Sophia was chasing after you. Are you okay?”
“I just walked in on Kai and Sophia. I don’t know what’s going on with me. I just wanted to leave. I don’t know why I even bothered coming.”
“Why haven’t you told Kai that you’re in love with her?” Kane asks, shocking the hell out of me.
“What do you mean, ‘I’m in love with her?’”
“Dude, Kai might be stupid, but I’m not. Trust me, I know what it’s like to love someone from afar,” he says.
“You’re way off, man. I just realized what a mistake it was for me to be there. Now I’m going to have to deal with the wrath of Dad.”
That’s not a lie. My dad has called me at least fifteen times. I’ve never done anything like this to him. Judging by the ten voicemails I have, he’s furious.
“Fuck, Dad. Live a little, Knox. Look, I know we don’t like to talk about our feelings and shit, but you might want to start telling people how you really feel,” he says before hanging up the phone.
I know he’s right, but it’s a little too late for that now.
“Fuck!” I yell, slamming my fist into the wall of my room.
How did I let it get this far? I shouldn’t have ever let her get into my fucking head––or my fucking heart.
“Kane? Are you okay?” Kinsley creeps down the stairs.
She almost looks scared of me, and that breaks my fucking heart.
“No, Kins. I’m not.” I sigh, sitting on the bed, putting my head in my hands.
“What happened? Soph is outside, crying on the porch. I’m worried about both of you.” She sits down next to me, putting her hand on my back.
It breaks my heart to think about Sophia crying on the porch, but then I remember how she ripped my heart out of my chest tonight, and I just get angry.
“Things are complicated,” I say.
“I know I’m young. I also know that you guys don’t think I know anything, but can I give you some advice?” she asks.
My sister is the sweetest person in the world. She has this desire to help people, regardless of how they treat her or if they deserve it.
“Sure,” I say, because what have I got to lose?