Page 80 of Claimed By The Other Brother

Jane's mouth falls open. "Oh my God."

"Jane, there's more." I twist my napkin in my hands.

"I need to tell you something. And you can't freak out."

"When has telling someone not to freak out ever worked?" But her expression is serious.

"What is it?"

I take another breath. Here goes nothing.

"The night of the wedding. After Miles didn't show up. After I locked myself in the bathroom and everyone left..." I pause.

"I ended up on the hotel terrace. And Dax found me there."

Jane nods slowly. "Okay..."

"We talked. I was drinking champagne straight from the bottle. I was devastated and drunk and humiliated."

The words are coming faster now.

"And we... we kissed. And then we went to his hotel suite. And we... we had sex."

Jane's eyes go wide as saucers. "WHAT?!"

Her voice carries across the restaurant. Several patrons turn to stare. I feel my face burning.

"Jane—"

"You had SEX with DAX?!" She's half-standing now, hands flat on the table.

"The night of the wedding? Miles's BROTHER?!"

"Please sit down," I hiss, glancing around.

"People are staring."

She sits, but her expression is still shocked.

"Scarlett. Oh my God. Start from the beginning. Tell me everything."

So I do. I tell her about finding Dax on the terrace. The conversation. The way he looked at me. The way I felt so broken and lost and desperate to feelanything other than pain. The way we ended up in his suite. The intensity of it.

Jane listens, her eyes getting wider with every detail.

"And then the next morning, I panicked and left before he woke up," I finish.

"He went back to New York…and I tried to pretend it never happened."

"But thenyouwent to New York," Jane says slowly.

"With me and Sarah."

I nod. "And we ended up at that lounge."

Jane's hand flies to her mouth.

"Wait. Is THAT why you and Dax stepped away to talk that night? I thought you were just... oh my God." She leans closer, dropping her voice to an urgent whisper.