JACKSON’S POVFor a moment, I just watched him, unsure whether stepping in was the right thing to do or not.He had his pride—I knew that much. And something told me that the wrong kind of help, the kind that felt like pity, would make him shut down faster than anything else.But then I saw his chest hitch on an uneven breath, and I decided I’d rather risk it than watch him fall apart alone.Without thinking further, I reached for his hand and gave it a gentle squeeze.Just like that, Nether’s attention snapped to me, and I gave him the biggest smile I could manage.“You can do it,” I whispered. “I know you can. There’s nothing older brothers can’t do, right?”Nether still looked shaken, but something in his expression softened, and somehow, that felt like enough.“Caelan is counting on us,” I said quietly. “It’s our turn to take care of him now. Just think of your father as…another person. I know you can do it.”Within seconds, that wall of nervousness and uncertainty slowly crumbled
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