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If you say anything rude, my future is ruined

I shotacross my face as I scanned the ballroo in a circle of people but facingeyebrow raised and a smirk on his face

Moi? I texted back, looking at him like I was affronted

He read the text and shook his head, grinning I know your vibes, Easton

I rolledmy lips up into a smile

Jack most certainly did know my vibes

But he should’ve known better I would never let ht have inherited our father’s quick tes that shouldn’t be said, but I was loyal When my brother called, I came When he needed me, I didn’t ask questions For hi

I shall endure, I replied, my usual sarcasm evident as I met his mischievous hazel eyes

Jack was three years older and about to finish his third year of law school at Tulane Tialas as he sch his connections and building relationships All so he could secure the right job offers when he graduated a little more than a year from now

I hated wasting tiirlfriend to bore with these functions, so I often stepped in as the dutiful “plus one”

Find soet dirty

I cocked an eyebrow across the rooh my black metal half mask

If you say so… I taunted with my eyes

I’d hung in there with Jack as he had , until they started talkingcircu to wander and ponder in silence rather than be forced to smile and nod as if I had any interest in what they were talking about

But now, glancing around the crowd and trying to take Jack’s suggestion to find so – or someone – to occupy my time, I had to admit I wouldn’t even knohere to start

My brother could work the roo hands just like a good ole boy – but I es

In but not quite in

There was a time when those roles were reversed

And there was a time when I cared

Leaning down, I inched up the sheer red layers of own to tuckNot that I was concealing a weapon, but it served a purpose nonetheless