“Verity, I really didn’t mean to hurt my brother,” Kelsey cried, her voice breaking. “You love him so much; you must be angry, disappointed. Please don’t blame him. It’s all my fault…”
She sobbed softly. “How about… I’ll kneel and apologize to you?”
As she spoke, she actually lifted the blanket, starting to kneel.
I froze for a moment and didn’t react in time.
The next second, a strong force yanked me aside.
“What are you doing?!”
Tucker almost instinctively pulled Kelsey behind him.
Our brothers immediately stepped forward, one on each side, holding her up.
“Kelsey, don’t.”
“This isn’t your fault.”
They didn’t even wait for me to speak.
Their expressions hardened as they looked at me.
“Verity! What right do you have to blame Kelsey? You don’t even care about Tucker, and you still let him take our sister to do something that dangerous. We haven’t even blamed you for not keeping an eye on your own man!”
“If anyone’s to blame, it’s the one who spread those rumors. We’ll handle it. Kelsey, you don’t owe her an apology.”
Tucker stood between me and Kelsey, clearly protecting her.