<p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Whoever said to keep your friends close and your enemies closer... was right.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Being around her is the worst kind of torture.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">Emmie is an obligation I can't avoid... an oath I can't break.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">And having her in my life is the last thing I want or need. But thanks to my father, I have no choice.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">This Family-this life, is my future, and I'm sure as hell not going to let some spitfire from the wrong side of town get under my skin and in my way.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">When the time comes, I will take what I need and walk away. I'll finally be free from her shadow and she will know the truth, even if it leaves her broken.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style="color: rgba(15, 17, 17, 1)">The only problem... she might not be the only one left in pieces.</span></p>