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Sweet Hope Tillie Cole 10750K 2023-08-31

Austin suddenly pushedto onna be an uncle, a Zio, Axe Lexi’s pregnant We’ve been trying for two years but because of the dah her anorexia, they weren’t sure we’d be able to ever have kids She wokepapa, Axe Against the odds, we’re having a baby It’s a fucking miracle… and the only two people I couldn’t wait to tell were you and Lev"

My heart beat faster… Austin was gonna be a papa

A fucking thrilled smile pulled onat the floor

"I can’t have you here no s than you to consider now" His dark eyes met mine "I need you to leave I can’t haveshit… otta be safe We all need to be safe"

Levi lifted his head, his eyes bloodshot, his face pale and he rushed up the stairs

"Lev… I can exp--"

Levi immediately stopped on the stairs, but never looked back "You swore to ain I let you in, I opened ain, and you have to fuck it all up! I let you in, Axe… and now I’ve lost you again…" he snapped and disappeared froht Austin turned his back on h my veins, I stepped forward and called, "Aust…" butopen all over the floor

Austin, hearing the bag split, sighed and, without looking back, said, "Just leave, Axe Just fucking leave…"

My entire body filled with ice at how cold those words sounded co from his mouth I looked down at thebut shaht this coke all those weeks ago

But I was so fucking angry they hadn’t heardonraced outta the house,back here?

I was done So fucking done with trying torain--a perfect fucking reflection of my mood--and headed for my studio In ht nothing withthe the fuck outta Seattle And I wanted Ally to co the heavy er, I didn’t realize for a good few , my suspicion back, I turned down random streets just to see if it would follow--this ti my pulse spike, I narrowed my eyes and picked up speed The car followed, its bu me

"Fuck," I hissed under my breath There was only one fucker I kneould be after me like this: Remo

SHIT!

I pulled my car to a stop on a quiet road, a pit in my stomach as I realized this was it He was here for my blood The heavy rain bounced off lued on ht I’d die at the hands ofAlly I couldn’t even call her to tell her goodbye FUCK! I’d just gottenheadway inhter, and for the first ti to lose, the thought of leaving Ally behind, fucking terrifiedopen my car door, I ju ained lines on his face, but he was still the inti fuck he’d always been My sto round and watched as Reazzo!" he said, faking a laugh and s hippy hair and beard covering your Heighter tattoos on your neck It’s taken iven wasn’t bullshit" He waved his hand at me "And your stidda, Axe? You lost that too?" he nodded in approval, "You done a real good job of hiding yourself fro But when I saw Austin and Lev again, I knew for sure it was you"