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Wren touched his earpiece and looked out the"Sir," he began Thomas stood and smiled "It’s Trent and Careet the outside the passenger side of her Toyota Taco to coax Trenton out She paused, turning to see us all staring at the her eyes I glanced at Liis Olive was standing behind her, still holding Stella It wasn’t hard to understand their strange predicament, but for fuck’s sake, I’d expect Ca them I pushed Thomas back, and he looked relieved "You owe us a better explanation You owe us an apology All of you," I said, pointing at Travis, Abby, Liis, and the agents

Thoive us a an

"Please," Thoents understood and obeyed

Camille tucked her silver hair behind her ear "He’s … It tookhere The only reason he agreed was so that we could check on Dad"

Thoht Jim forward Trenton stepped out of the truck and walked over, trying his best not to look at anyone else but his father

"You okay?" Trenton said

Jirip on his shirt, he yanked hi "You stop this He’s your brother You may not understand why he did what he did, but you don’t have to That’s not what’s important" He released Trenton and looked around at his family "What’s important is that you have each other I’ve said it a hundred da But you can’t let those bastards tear us apart That’s what they tried to do with guns Don’t let ‘eaze up froround Jim hooked his arm around Trenton’s neck "I’m okay, now that I know he’s okay Now, I need to know you’re all okay Hug your brother Tell hioddamnit," Jim commanded

Trenton blinked, and then his eyes trailed up froround to Tho over "You have to knoould never purposely hurt any of you I had to take a bullet and leave hter for five weeks to keep everyone safe, and by God, I did it Because I love you I’e it, I would"

Trenton stared at his brother for a while and then looked at Travis

"Trent," Travis said, shaking his head He held out his hands "I’m sorry, man If we had another choice, I woulda taken it"

Trenton stued his brothers The twins joined in, too A tear toppled over Ji rabbed Shepley, pulling hi

In the next runted, and Tho his midsection Travis and the twins separated, and Trenton went for Thomas

"No!" Camille cried "Trenton, stop!"

"That’s your one," Tho from Trenton

The twins looked at each other and s Travis jumped in to fend off the twins fro pile of Maddox boys was noinging and bleeding with s away

Shepley held up his hands, trying tofists