Chapter 9

Over the years, Reyna had swallowed her pride more times than she could count. Most of her salary had gone straight to her family. Her younger brother, Zayne Wood, didn't even bother applying to college after high school and spent the last few years doing absolutely nothing. Yet, he was blowing her hard-earned money like it was pocket change. And now, he was even asking for a whole apartment. Would she be expected to cover his wedding, his future kids, their tuition, and their cars, too? The truth was, they had never seen Reyna as family. And they had never cared how she felt. Reyna had stopped hoping for love from them a long time ago. "I'm not going back to apologize. Nathan's getting married. We're done. I quit my job, too." Nyla's eyes widened in shock. She punched Reyna hard in the arm like she was trying to knock some sense into her. "How could you do that? What about Zayne's apartment?" Suddenly, a lightbulb went off in her head. She leaned in and said greedily, "You've