Since she''d found her real family, why had she never brought them up in front of the rest of them? What was really going on with her and her rtives? And if she had family now, why was she still hanging around the Jewell family? Was there something else she was after?


    Ulysses narrowed his eyes, stealing a nce at Lisette.


    She noticed his gaze and, a little confused, scooted closer. She leaned in and said, "Hey, don''t be so down. Maybe Callie just... maybe she thinks she''s got those new brothers now, so she doesn''t need us anymore. Maybe she believes those guys are the best thing that ever happened to her, but she doesn''t know we''re actually the ones who care about her the most!"


    "If she can''t appreciate that, she''s definitely going to regret it one day. She''ll realize it, trust me. She''ll regret not choosing someone as great as you!"


    "And Julius? Sure, he''s more famous than you right now, but that''s temporary. You''re going to be way more sessful than that guy, right?"


    Lisette batted her eyes, then startedying it on thick,plimenting Ulysses like he''d hung the moon.


    Ulysses listened, staring at her, suddenly numb to her ttery. She''d always been good at this-blowing smoke, hyping him up. But now, for some reason, it all felt so fake.


    And as he thought about it, he realized she was always trying to stir the pot between him and Calliope. Always saying things that sounded caring, but just made things worse. The words seemed sweet, but somehow always left a bitter taste.


    He edged away from her, frowning.


    "Didn''t you say you were going to leave us?" he asked. "Maybe Callie saw you and that''s why she doesn''t want anything to do with us."


    ?


    Lisette froze, staring at Ulysses in disbelief. "Ulysses... I''m just trying to help, that''s all. I''m willing to leave, really, I just thought I could help out for now."


    "What help, exactly?" Ulysses shot back. "If you don''t leave, why would Callie


    ever want toe back to us? Or are you just not willing to go?"


    "No, no, it''s not that. I can leave anytime!" Lisette stammered, ncing desperately toward Valerian for backup.


    Valerian stepped over, looking annoyed. "Lisette already said that if Calliope


    doesn''t want her around, she''ll go. Uly, don''t you think you''re being a bit harsh?"


    "Sure, we want Calliope here, but we can''t just throw Lisette out because of her, can we? She''s been our little sister for years. Don''t you care if she gets hurt? Lisette''s stuck by us all this time!"


    "Callie has too," Ulysses said coolly. "Didn''t you notice?"


    Valerian frowned. "She''s..."


    "Callie is our real sister." Ulysses nced at Lisette, making it clear what he meant-Lisette wasn''t truly family.


    Valerian bristled, "Lisette''s been with us for so many years. Even if we''re not rted by blood, she''s still like a real sister."


    Now that Lisette was his girl, he wasn''t about to let anyone talk bad about her.


    "Is that so?" Ulysses replied, a cold


    smirk on his lips. He''d never seen


    anyone share a bed with their


    ''sister''. Nor had he ever seen a ''sister who went out of her way to seduce every single one of her so-called brothers.


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