The Debt of Blood and Love Chapter 2

Ethan was my boyfriend, and also my brother Chase's best friend.

I first met him the summer after my freshman year of college.

I was walking home from my part-time job when I was nearly assaulted. Ethan showed up just in time and saved me.

Later, when Chase went to prison, Ethan found me and said my brother had asked him to take care of me.

I didn't believe it.

Chase and I were siblings, but we were like oil and water. Chase wasn't exactly a model citizen, so I figured his friends were trash too.

Even though Ethan was technically my savior, I never gave him the time of day.

But I didn't expect Ethan's "care" to persist for six months.

He brought me three meals a day, rain or shine. When I got sick, he nursed me back to health, cooking porridge and buying medicine.

I wasn't used to people being nice to me, and I certainly didn't want to be involved with Chase's crowd. No matter how many times I rejected him, Ethan pretended not to hear.

Finally, when he secretly paid off my family's debts, I snapped.

"What did Chase give you to make you act like his loyal dog?"

"What if I told you he didn't give me anything?"

I froze.

Ethan's eyes were slightly misty, a bitter smile on his handsome face.

"You guessed right. Chase didn't ask me to look after you. I did it because I wanted to. Anna... I've been planning to get close to you for a long time."

That day, we started dating.

Back then, I thought his "plan" was born out of love.

Now I know it was just revenge against Chase.