Chapter 169

“You know, you’re pretty ungrateful,” Jim snapped. “Keep in mind, my abilities are what’s going to save your life, and yet you keep turning your nose up at them. Why? Because they make methis?”

Reacting in such a way, indignant and frustrated, was so very…human. Nathan didn’t know if that made him feel better or worse. He studied his brother, looking at the way Jim seemed to glow. Sure, there were the amber eyes, but unlike Sasha, Jim was otherwise just Jim in appearance. It was what remained beneath the surface that scared Nathan.

“Because I don’t believe I can trust you,” Nathan admitted. “Can you really blame me for that? You and Sasha being all buddy-buddy in all your dark glory. Yeah, that’s comforting. Come on, Jim. This is the part you didn’t want either, remember? You say you want the same things you always have. But do you really?”