Chapter 22: Checkup

For the remainder of the party, there was a tension that never fully left. Jared seemed happy that he had succeeded in upsetting his brother. It made me feel disgust towards him.

I couldn't even focus on the conversations around me. After Dax had left, my mind was being filled with concern for him.

How could anyone do that to their own sibling? Jared should not have brought that up so publicly. That matter should be between the two of them. This made me dislike Jared even more than I did after he made a move on me.

Dax never returned to the party after his brother's words to him. I hardly remembered anything about the party once he was gone. It was like everything had flipped upside down after seeing such drama.

The rest of the evening flew by, and it was time to go to sleep. I crawled into bed and hoped that Dax would be okay before going to sleep.

When I woke up, I decided to get ready quickly. After I got dressed, there was a knock on my door.

Dax stood outside and asked, "Are