#Chapter 148: Family Ties

Alyx “I’m not sure I like her,” Jeremy said the moment the door closed. He was giving it a bright-eyed look that made even Alyx a little uneasy. Anyone who thought Jeremy was the nicer brother didn’t know him very well. Alyx saw what happened in there. Celeste was trying to appeal to his humanity, but Jeremy didn’t have much to begin with, and it had dwindled in the years since they’d seen each other. That was partly why they got along so well. They were cut from the same cloth. “Not what you expected?” Alyx asked, falling into step beside his brother. Ever since they were small, they’d done everything together. Jeremy was only ten months older than him, and they were inseparable growing up. It was nice to be back together after so long. “No,” he replied. “Not really.” They didn’t exactly have a heart-felt reunion. When he’d appeared a few hours earlier, Celeste draped over his shoulder, Jeremy had just looked at him with a bored expression. But Alyx knew he was happy to have him