Betrayed by the bad boy

g time, but Jake d

hought, I struggled to get out of bed, pl

o leave, the door ope

ust got off a long flight, was Niko. We

d to be in Russia?"

on between you and Jake?" Niko sighed in relief

" I tried to deflect w

nd Jake start dating, and why didn't you let me know?" Niko

n Niko's logic. Jake and I h

hich I haven't heard from anyone, especially not from you! Do you still consider me your brother? Mom and Dad have be

king about?" I wa

nced at it and showed me the screen.

m Jake. I didn't know what Jake said on the other end of the line, but

minute, Niko repl

In less than two minutes, he came back with a dark blue booklet and to

and I found it

s mean?" I was

this morning. Our parents are too busy with work and said to let them handl

nking it was a joke. He had always l

s were. How could they be talking ab

had him over for dinner a few times. They really like him, you know that. Sin

ght he was messing with me, probably gettin

suit inside the car that I reali

's passport and the reservation

s just being impulsive, that what happened three days

nt of the city hall. At that moment, I began to panic. I sat

laugh. "My mom can't wait to like you. Just a few days ago, she ask

st met last winter, and it was only afte

rstand." Jake took the passport and the reservation voucher, helped me unbuckle

been tricked. But then again, my family was just an ordinary one, and Jake was wel

In the photo, I was smiling a bit foolishly. Jake's head

we visit Jake's family, not to throw childish tantrums. They also asked me to hand the ph

er in life. But, unbelievably, I had already gotten the mar