Her words stung, even if she didn't mean for them to. Twins should have been kept together, not separated, divided by a country. But he couldn't bring himself to scream that at her, even as his temper flared, hands clenching and relaxing at his sides as he fought to keep himself in check. It was all a game of control, something that he felt completely incapable of holding onto any longer. His emotions were wild, jumping all over the place, leaving him just wanting to hide away, to lick his proverbial wounds until the pain faded.
"I don't know if I can, Olivia," he finally said through clenched teeth, looking up at her. "What I saw in the mirror? Terrified me. It terrified Pierce because he saw it too. It's not right! I'm not right, and I don't know what to do about it!"