Continuation from chapter 20
Iris's POV
Tears streamed down my face as i held the letter to my chest, hugging it. I had so many thoughts running through my mind.
The first one being, my brother loves me. He really does see me as family, and he didn’t care that i wasn’t a boy.
I wanted scream from the rooftops and dance around, i just wanted some way to express how happy i was. But i was also sad.
Sad that we never got the chance to bond as siblings should, sad that even as a little boy, my parents stopped my big brother from loving me. What did they have against me? What had i ever done them besides listen and obey their every command? It wasn’t my fault i wasn’t a boy.
I couldn’t stop the tears from gushing out as i re-read the letter but before i could finish, the door opened.
The familiar woodsy scent the was all over this room became stronger as i watched Adrian’s worried eyes scan over me and rush to my side.