Lottie POV
Staring at the ceiling of my old room, I listened to the steady breathing of my brothers and smiled to myself, marvelling at how one night could pivot our relationships so unexpectedly. Adam and I had taken some kind of miraculous turn in the road; it felt like we had bridged months of distance in a single evening. Liam seemed more brooding now, almost as if he had adopted the old, sombre demeanour Adam used to wear like a second skin.
Meanwhile, Chase appeared distant and quiet, a far cry from his usual lively, cocky self. Instead of snuggling into the quilt beside me as he always did, he now slept on a chair, his large body making the chair creak with every breath he took.
Liam was sprawled out on the floor, looking uncomfortable yet oddly at peace in his makeshift bed, whi
