Rose POV Silence enveloped the hall as Dexter looked at me from head to foot and back again to my face. I saw how his body went rigid, his jaw clenched, and his fists balled in a matter of a second. “She arrived here not looking okay and I wondered why. She had not told me how everything went..” Jace said as he broke the silence. He looked angrily at his brother who was only a few feet away from him. “Rosie, please go back to my room.” Dexter and I were still in a staring match when Jace’s instruction brought me out of my reverie. Hurt and shock registered in Dexter’s eyes. “Is this what it is? You and Jace? You and my brother? Rose? How long has this been going on?” From one confrontation to another, I didn’t have the energy at all. These things exhaust me and as much as possible, I

