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"My God…" Aliyana said "How did you not die?"

My chest tightened "It was close Had surgery and spent weeks and weeks in the infirmary"

"Christ, Axel… And Austin and Levi? Why were they not told? I can’t believe they wouldn’t care"

My vision lost focus as I stared at nothing

"Axel, please," Aliyana pushed Seeing her face needing the answers, I cussed undersent down, I cut off all ties to my brothers Clai"

"I don’t understand?" Aliyana said Her cute ass face was all scrunched up Liftinga deep dimple and said, "Alessio is a sadistic asshole, one seriously crazy motherfucker Killed for ot his boy, his little brother, shot That guy was gonna be co for me, in any way he could"

"Austin and Levi…" she trailed off, getting why I did what I did

"Lev had stopped co to see me by then, he was just a kid and hatedwhenever he could I knew hi life in Cisco Lev was at a good school, Austin was starting for the 49ers, Lexi was eating better and started her own treathten my voice "I was so damn proud"

"Oh Axel," Aliyana said and kissedonto Aliyana’s hair, I finished "There was no way I was gonna compromise all that they had now, the life my mam boys wouldn’t get any chance to get at my brothers unless they crossed the country and I knew the fuckers didn’t have the funds to go that far If they gotto see onna fly"

"So Austin never knew you stopped seeing him to save them?"

I shook my head to indicate ‘no’