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I bite , look at Kai and then back at Nero before speaking again "I got a weird feeling, so I stood by the door while he looked around for his phone I atching hiht it was a customer, but that’s when I looked up and saw my brother, Thad" I shudder as bile crawls up my throat and nausea rolls in my stomach

"Are you okay?" Nero asks as I pull in a deep breath

"Fine," I whisper, puttingaway from Kai’s touch "I was taken aback when I realized who it was I had not seen hihteen and moved away from home He pushed his way past me and then let in a few other men," I say, and I feel Kai’s hand on ers begin toto res I’m not supposed to talk about

"Then what happened?" Nero questions softly, and I lean back slightly into Kai’s hand, who pauses his

"He forced me into the back room My brother said he owed soive it to his or what, but he seemed really afraid I told hi for, and he proceeded to tie me to a chair"

"Then what?"

"I don’t know," I say faintly "I was hit over the head, and when I woke up, Kai was pulling ," I look over at Kai, and even if I never tell anyone every detail of what really occurred, I do know that that part is not a lie, and I will forever be indebted to hiot married?"

I pull my eyes froetting married," I lie

Kai’s hand pauses on my back We never discussed what exactly happened to me or ould say if so to think on my toes

"After what occurred, I realized how short life is, and I told Kai I didn’t want to live another day without hi off our relationship So we stopped in Vegas on the way here and got married," I tell him

Nero searches my face Then his eyes drop to the pad in front of hi like I have done so I have no idea what I should have said I don’t think, "I met him for the first time yesterday, and I married him because he told me that was the only way he could keep one over so well

"And you don’t re his head to look at me

I shake ," I ether

"Can you tell me a little about your brother?"