Chapter 28

Alexander grabbed Samantha's wrist, gave the spray bottle a few shakes, then just went ahead and sprayed it without warning. As he firmly massaged it in, he said, "Hang in there, this might sting a bit." Samantha didn't say a word, just pressed her lips together and quietly watched him take care of her wrist. Next, Alexander sat down across from his older brother, took the book from Samantha's hand, and said, "Nick, let Caitlin rest. I'll read for you." Standing behind them, Sophia had seen the whole thing, and her eyes were practically throwing daggers. She was clearly fuming. She had just offered to help Alexander with the antiseptic, but he didn't even give her a glance. Yet here he was, tending to Caitlin like she was the only one in the world. Unbelievable. Hadn't Alexander seen the video of Caitlin and Nicholas being all touchy-feely? Shouldn't he be pissed? No, wait—he'd definitely been angry when he walked in earlier. But the second he saw her wrist was hurt, he forgot everythi