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“Of course he did”

“So what are we going to do about hirowled

Nolan made a sound of impatience They couldn’t kill their brother over a woman Vince flopped onto the chaise, his dark hairfrom beneath the dark strands “What the fuck does he want aside fro with our lives? Why couldn’t he have stayed under whatever rock he’d crawled out fro his eyes with irritation “He ruined our Penny She was so perfect, so exquisite You know that little breathy ht, little pussy? I can cu I’ve ever experienced”

Nolan agreed Plowing their pretty Penny had been a delight But knowing that Dillon had touched her so intih! He wanted to punch that fucker in theto him! Nolan calmed himself before he becae and bluster — they needed a plan “Bottom line…do we still want her? Or do we turn her loose?” he asked

Vince’s eyes opened and his rim line “I still want her”

Yeah, that was the crux of it He wanted her, too “She er What do we do about that?”

“We could force her She signed a legally binding contract”

Nolan shot his brother a look of conte to hold up in court, not toI don’t even want to think about howfor our adventure Besides, you and I both know the contract istruly binding”

“Yes, but Penny doesn’t know that”

“I’hted in sharing how flimsy our hold is on her, the bastard,” Vince rave illness while traipsing around the uncivilized world?”

“Because he has the luck of the Irish,” Nolan answered, sighing as he flicked a tiny piece of lint from the arm of the chair “You know,” he ht to voice his opinion on this particular score given how volatile Vince becaht up “We’ve never tried sitting down and talking with Dillon about everything that happened with Isabel”

“Are youwith the sauilt as he but he showed it in a different way “What good would that serve?”

“I don’t know It just see fester in our fao”

“Fuck, Nolan you sound like a woo’ so we can hold hands and sing Kuirlfriend How do you get past that? He never will” Vince shifted and his gaze bounced away as he added with a shrug, “Maybe it’s a blessing, you know? Isabel’s death…I don’t know Fuck it, I don’t knohat I’”

Nolan remained quiet God, all their hands were filthy when it ca, duoes and no one had beenthan the Buchanan twins And Isabel had been the prettiest girl they’d ever seen — almost ethereal with her fine-boned features, white-silk hair and delicate disposition…hell, they would’ve done just about anything to get their cocks inside that soft flesh Only they’d realized too late that Isabel hadn’t been playing a ga to secure a future for the baby inside her that none of the at the sudden ache in his chest The coroner’s report had stated the fetus had been twelve weeks — which meant the baby had been Dillon’s but she’d never said a word to any of thenant Nolan wished he could say they would’ve cared They’d been such selfish pricks — all of them

And Dillon see history, a history where he came out the victim instead of one of the people who’d had a hand in Isabel’s death

“Stop thinking about her,” Vince warned in weary tone as if he only knew Nolan was stuck in the past because he was replaying a night her back”

“Yeah I know Are we maki

ng the saile, too”

“We’re notthe same mistake,” Vince assured hined on the dotted line We never played with her heart, ever We can’t say the same for Isabel”

Nolan nodded but still felt like shit “We need to woo Penny She’s been through a lot and it’s our faults We can’t punish her for what happened”

“She’s in love with Dillon,” Vince said “What do we do about that?”

Nolan winced “Do you think it’s love?”

“Did you see how cozy they were playing house? It ht not have been real for Dillon but it sure as as for her She’s totally in love with him”

“Daht” Nolan hadn’t wanted to adht before Dillon had revealed his true nature and she’d been near blissful It’d been the first time he’d seen her like that and he was certain she’d never looked that ith either of theed a bit but Nolan wasn’t ready to concede defeat just yet He sat up and a slow smile spread across his face “The answer to our problem is simple”

“Yeah?” Vince retorted dryly “Lay it on me”

“We need to reirl It’s time we remind her why”

Vince returned his brother’s s wine and dine, parin was answer enough and Vince’s bad an to dissipate “Hell yeah I’m on board with that plan When do we start?”

Nolan fished his phone from his trousers and dialed a florist “We start now” He waited aflorist “I’d like two dozen fire and ice roses delivered, please Put on the card, ‘To our darling Penny…all is forgiven…’

Nolan disconnected the call and he and Vince shared a laugh as they jumped from their chairs to prepare for the most epic of all rebounds