Page 95 of Claimed By My Fiancé's Brother

“Are you all right, Eleanor?”

I took her hand in mine and met her gaze evenly.

“I need to know something,” I began. “The day we met, you were about to tell me something about Alexander before he interrupted us. It was something important, wasn’t it?”

Seraphina stiffened, and her gaze fell away from mine.

That meant I was onto something, right? Hope flickered in my chest.

I held onto her hand tighter.

“Seraphina, I need to know. Please,” I pleaded.

When Seraphina’s gaze met mine again, she seemed like she’d aged years over the last few seconds.

“Eleanor, do you love my brother?”

“What?” I blinked at the unexpected question.

How had we changed topics so swiftly?

Seraphina’s gaze searched mine.

“Do you love Alexander?” she repeated.

I thought about it and found that…I didn’t know.

From trying to kill me the first day we met to marking me to trampling all over my emotions, I didn’t know what I felt for Alexander.

Only that he made my heart race and filled my mind with so much confusion I could barely think straight.

I didn’t know what to call this feeling.

Seraphina’s expression fell, and she plastered on a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

“It’s all right. It’s not like he’s been a model mate.” She gave a little shrug before folding my hand in hers. “Even if you don’t love him yet, can you try to trust him? For my sake?”

Trust Alexander?

“Seraphina—” I began, but she didn’t let me finish.

“Promise me,” she begged. “Please.”

I ran through rudimentary training exercises before heading home, feeling more confused than ever.

Seraphina had refused to confirm or deny my suspicions.

It felt like I was moving underwater—my senses muted, my vision blurred.

Seraphina had asked me to trust Alexander, but the thing was, I already did.

As crazy as it sounded after all his inconsistencies, I trusted him.

That was the last thought I had before I stepped into our house and saw them.

Alexander and Anastasia…kissing. In our home.

How many times could one man break my heart?

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