“Calista?”

Anthony was stunned by her words. She was asking him to leave, and the pain in his heart was undeniable.

Still holding Ranya close, Calista shut her eyes briefly, fighting back the tears threatening to spill. “I won’t say this again, Anthony. Leave.”

“Because of him?” His defiance was palpable. “You want me to leave because of my brother? Do you think I don’t know what kind of relationship you had with him? Do you think I’m blind?”

Ranya disentangled himself from Calista and faced Anthony, but Calista held onto him, not wanting things to escalate into something they would all regret.

“One more word, and you’re dead,” Ranya...