He couldn’t remember when the animosity had been born, or if it had always been there. Reed didn’t remember Ainsley from when they were younger. Perhaps that was callous, but she was a placeholder in his memories labeled “sister.” To him, she hadn’t had a personality beyond annoying him, tagging along when he hadn’t wanted her there, getting him in trouble. He was fairly certain she would have bloodied her knuckles for him back then just as she was willing to do so now. He would have killed anyone who hurt her. But that had less to do with them liking each other and more to do with the culture
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