Cassidy felt a lump form in her throat as Ivan’s words echoed in her mind, she couldn’t recognize her soft spoken brother anymore, and if all wasn’t just pretense. “You never knew me, Cassidy,” he spat, his eyes wilden with pain. “You never cared about me as your brother, only about Dave. Always Dave. No one but Dave. You know, sometimes I just think he fed you a magic potion or has been feeding you lies. Have you ever thought about it?”
Cassidy stood frozen, her heart aching as she listened to her brother's outburst. Dave, who had been standing silently beside her, watched Ivan with a look of stunned disbelief. For a moment, Cassidy almost felt guilty, as if she had somehow failed Ivan. But then Ivan’s next words shattered any sympathy she had left.
“It wasn’t just about protecting you,
