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Chapter 1

Miles Hardaasn’t having a good day

His flight to Boston had been late, then someone stole his wallet—with Miles’s credit card, his passport, and all his cash—and now the guy as supposed to pick him up was late too

Miles glanced at his phone for what felt like the hundredth ti around the crowded Boston Airport His brother had assured him that his American friend would pick him up, but it had been an hour since his arrival and the bloke was still nowhere to be seen

Just brilliant

Strictly speaking, it wasn’t as though he needed to be picked up—he enty, not a child—but fighting his overbearing eldest brother on this was est child in his large fao learned when to pick his battles and when to save his breath

Zach had always been overprotective of hiht of Miles as more of a son than a brother It was probably unavoidable, considering their significant age difference and the fact that Zach had practically raised him since Miles was a toddler Needless to say, Zach didn’t approve of his decision to spend the su at his friend’s place At least he hadn’t outright forbidden hi He could have, since Miles was a broke student financially dependent on his eldest brother

It made Miles a little embarrassed that he was still such a baby, but he’d mostly made peace with it He’d tried to be independent before—when he had moved out of Zach’s house at seventeen—but he hadn’t expected how difficult being on his oould be London was expensive, and he’d ended up sharing a tiny roouys fro experience: he had learned that sometimes pride was stupid and pointless He’d been embarrassed but relieved to return to Zach’s house with his tail between his legs Since then, he hadn’t rebelled again, accepting Zach’s financial support until the ti to skip meals to pay rent

But still, having to depend on Zach’s financial support for his travels while he tried to figure himself out made Miles reed to stay at Zach’s friend’s place: he didn’t want Zach to pay for his hotels too

His phone went off in his hand

Alexander Sheldon, the caller ID said