[It got harder here, and it was rather apparent that Riye pushed herself in a situation pretty far.

Alexis was seriously hurting and she had ever reason to. She had every reason to be hurting badly.

Damn caring, damn it all.

She had to think, she had to think hard.]

I can't claim to know what was in your brother's head. I didn't even know your brother. I can't even tell you how to think.

You have every right to be hurt by this. I'm not going to tell you that you have to feel better, that would be really dishonest of me.