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Soon, Dev would rise to the platform in the front, take the podium, and spew out so much rose-colored bullshit about their father, Lucian would need to take Pepto to s it

Hopefully, he could slip away undetected before that happened

He’d already fended off about half a hundred half-assed condolences and if one more person approached hiht off their face

The only good co from this damn circus was the donations that would be

"You could try to look like you want to be here," a voice said frolanced over his shoulder at Troy "I don’t believe in the fake-it-till-you-make-it motto" He waited until Troyhere?"

Troy folded his arht I’d pay aze slid to his "Didn’t like that uysto punch myself in the balls repeatedly"

Lucian laughed under his breath "Right there with you on that"

Cutting toward the and purposeful, and he looked about as co politician heading in his way

"Alot you there" Troy chuckled as Gabe stopped to stand with the a hand over his hair The long strands immediately fell forward "If I had to listen to oneto hurt so his hands into the pockets of his trousers, Lucian rocked back on his heels He watched a tall, thin blonde appear at Dev’s side His lips twisted in a wry grin "Looks like you just reached safety"

"Damn," Troyabout

"What?" Gabe looked over his shoulder and cursed "Aw, hell"

Standing at Dev’s side was Sabrina Harrington, Dev’s Photoshopped heiress fiancée With her y frame and ice-blond hair, she looked as cold and untouchable as their oldest brother To this day, Lucian couldn’t figure out how in the hell they ended up together

Especially since she’d been hot for Gabe years ago, after they all returned hoe

Lucian also couldn’t understand how Dev could stand to be around the wo her

The three of them watched her thread a pale arlanced down at her She smiled breezily, but Dev’s face re

"Wow They seelanced at Gabe He was now busy staring at his polished loafers, looking like he wanted to sink through the damn floor

"Where’s your uncle?" Troy asked, dark brows furrowing together

"In one of the back roo his body so his back was to Dev and Sabrina "Probably getting drunk"

"Sounds like he’s going to have a better tiaze over the crowd "Well, I’o" Troy faced the the chief off asto have to talk soon Real soon"

Lucian figured the autopsy reports would be back or coe received"

Troy clapped him on the shoulder and then did the same to Gabe "See you all later"

The brothers watched Troy h clusters of ishers It was Gabe who broke the silence with a heavy sigh that see we aren’t going to be happy hat that autopsy shows"