Chapter 22

AYRA

"Nathaniel needs help. He- "

I paused when I entered the kitchen to find Sandra sitting on a stool like she belonged here. She had a suitcase by her feet.

"Why are you here?" I asked.

"To see Nathaniel, of course," she replied. "Now that his brothers are here, they'll knock some sense into him."

"I thought you said you were over him?" I folded my arms, glowering at her.

She shrugged a dainty shoulder. "I changed my mind."

Now, this was the Sandra I knew. The one at the party had been suspicious. I didn't see her letting go of Nathaniel any time soon, but I had to give it to her. She took her acting classes.

"I don't know what you're doing in here, but you need to leave."

"If there's anyone here who should leave, then it's you," a masculine voice bellowed behind me.

Sandra smiled at me, straightening her shoulders at the new arrival.

I turned on my heels to face the person. "Excuse me?"

He looked just like Nathaniel, but inst