~SCARLETT.

Can I be considered a bad person for playing with this kid's emotions just to keep Liam in check?

Maybe.

Probably.

Okay... yeah. Definitely.

But if stringing Lucas along was the only thing keeping Liam from breaking through every boundary I've built... then so be it. Let him see I've moved on. Maybe then he'll stop trying to claw his way back into my life.

"You'll what?" Liam and Lucas said at the same time.

Lucas sounded thrilled.

Liam sounded like he was about to start throwing furniture.

I bit back a smile. Trust the universe to hand me not one, but two L-named headaches. Figures.

Still smiling, I...