𝘋𝘢𝘮𝘯 𝘪𝘵. "What was that kiss all about," Mattie grumps. I huff at him, shaking my head. "That's what people do when they are dating." "I was thinking things were cooling off between the two of you." "Why would you think that?" I ask, ignoring the fact that I've felt the same. "C'mon, Thea. You've been out with Dom more than you've seen Raze lately. "Yeah, but Dom and I are just friends. You have no idea what Raze and I are. You're just being a busybody. You're worse than mom." "Thea," he mutters, and I sigh. "Okay, fine. I don't know what's going on with Raze. I like him, but things have kind of cooled, or at least I thought. He's been acting strange." "Maybe he doesn't like you going out with Dom." "That's crazy. Dom and I are just friends. Family, really. He sees me as his little sister." "I'm not so sure about that. Maybe a better question is, how do you feel about Dom?" "I don't hate him anymore," I respond with a smirk. Mattie just frowns at me in true big brother fashion. "Thea—" "I promise, I'm not hung up on him anymore. I'm enjoying being his friend. That's all, Dom has only ever seen me as family—and finally that's what we are." "What? Who is?" Dom asks, coming up to us from my right. "I was telling my nosy brother that he doesn't need to worry about the two of us spending time together." "Why would he worry?" Dom almost growls, shocking me. I put my hand on his arm in reflex. "He's just being an overprotective big brother. It's normal." "Didn't see him warning Raze off." "Dom—" "He didn't have the power to hurt my baby sister," Mattie barks back, and now I've had my fill... (Continue reading by clicking the 'Shop Now' button.)