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"Don’t you fucking knock, asswipe?" I grab out the pans and set theood mood for once

A few seconds later, Stone appears in the kitchen followed by Ash My eyes linger on her for aabout the look in her eyes that seems oddly familiar

"Is Onyx with you? I haven’t heard froht and I didn’t knoho to ask," she questions while looking around the kitchen "I called Stone and he said shemy eyes away, I rub my hands over my face really fast and point down the hall just as Onyx appears

"Okay, I sent her a text" She looks up to see us all standing in the kitchen and freezes Her eyes linger over to Ash and she turns ghostly white, all the color draining fro here?"

Ash walks past me and over to Onyx "What the hell? I orried sick about you I’m here to make sure that you’re okay"

Onyx leans her head back before turning to face the other direction and breathing heavily "Shit! I can’t do this anyuys I’m so damn sorry"

My chest aches from her words I don’t understand why she’s so worried about Ash co to us I walk towards the girls "Talk, Onyx What the hell is-"

I look up andworld co down in front of ether to keep froripPlease tellthis shit fro and now!"

She’s hesitant for a moment, the whole roo to tell you," she whispers "I have so a few deep breaths, I stand back up and turn around to face Onyx I want to see her when she fucking crushes rowl out "Fucking say it, dammit"

She turns her head away as a tear rolls down her cheek "God, this is so hard I never meant to hurt anyone I just wanted to keep you safe, Ash Please understand that I didn’t want you to get hurt like I did I didn’t want to get your hopes up and then have your world crushed" She pauses as Ash gives her a confused look "Back when I met you in that coffee shop in Wisconsin and I saw that scar on the back of your neckI had an idea of who you were"

Ash’s eyes widen and her nostrils flare as she rubs a hand over the back of her neck "What are you saying, Onyx? I don’t like where this is going"

Onyx looks over to face the both of us, her face ith fresh tears I always hated that look It fucking hurts "As soon as you told me you were adopted, I knew you were Hee I’ to hate ood reason It’s just too bad it’s going to hurt us all in the end Shit," she cries

Ash lets out a soft breath before turning to face me Her eyes look pained as she takeshurts as I watch her; ht in front of me

"That makes no sense My brother’s name was Tyler His name wasn’t Hehter" She ss and looks into my eyes "Those eyes" She turns away "Why are youto hurt e and touch her scar just like I used to ere kids Her bottom lip quivers just like in the past and she sucks in a burst of air It’s taking everything in ht now not to break down into tears I’ve searched for ten years; ten fucking years, and now here she is, but on top of it Onyx knew and kept it fro like this froe Shit, I can’t believe this is happening" I pause to catchthe truth You were too young to re up Dad hatedyou knew me by That piece of shit Fuck!" I turn around and punch the wall "I couldn’t fucking find you I’ve searched for ten years I’m so sorry" My voice cracks as I atte to be harder than I thought and all I want to do is ruin led cry before falling down to her knees and covering her face "This can’t be happening I don’t" She sucks in a breath "I don’t knohat to say I’ve wondered about you my whole life" She shakes her head and cries harder "Tyler"

Falling down on my knees next to her, I pull her into my ar her next to ht it It’s so daer and relief floods through ry as hell that Onyx would do this to

I look up to the sound of Stone’s voice "Holy shit I’ive you all some time I don’t need to be here for this Sorry, e closer as she wraps her ar ain" She lets out soh and I can’t help but to sone by that I haven’t thought about you I love you so dahtens, but she doesn’t say a word She doesn’t have to It may take her a while to reive her as o Her hoo

After what seee pulls away and looks at my face She lets one last tear roll down her face before reaching forbrother needs a haircut"