"I love my siblings more than anything on this planet, or in this multiverse, for that matter," Peter admitted. It wasn't exactly something he said often. "Both of them left me. One because I had to send him away, one because she'd rather spend her life with the brother who left than the brother who stayed."

He watched Natalie-on-the-bed for a few long moments.

"I loved them and I wanted them to love me," he said. "But it wasn't to be. We're family, so I'll never be completely rid of them, but there's no point in sacrificing your self-respect when you know it's not going to work."