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"He’ll be okay," Deacon said, and when I looked up, I was amazed to find that he’d already eaten his sandwich Daray eyes locked ontoyou’ve just got to believe in If not, you’ll drive yourself crazy" His gaze shifted from me to the framed photo on the coffee table

Erin had packed it for me, but I hadn’t pulled it out and placed it anywhere I could see it until yesterday evening, after the guys left and before Seth had shown up

"That’s your fa daddy?"

"Yeah," I breathed, watching hi if I had been ready to put that picture out "That’s randparents and o"

He studied the picture for a moment and then placed it back on the table carefully "I’ Seth had told hiets easier I know that sounds lame, but I didn’t think that when h I was a little shit for a long tiets easier"

"Ho did your parents die?"

"A dai "Sentinels ended up saving our asses It hy my brother became a Sentinel Back then, it was rare for a pure to make that choice"

"I’htly, curiosity got the best of me "Where is your brother now?"

He tilted his head "That’s a long story"

"We’ve got tihed softly "But it’s not just my brother’s story"

That didn’this hands off his thighs "Luke is going to kill et real"

My brows rose "Uuess"

"You like Seth Don’t even try to pretend I’ve seen the way you look at him"

Heat blasted my cheeks Oh dear

"And I’ve seen the way he looks at you"

Oh double dear

Deacon leaned over, knocking his shoulder against mine "I’ve seen it before, you know, the whole ‘I want someone I shouldn’t or can’t have’ But you look at him like you want him He looks at you like he can’t or shouldn’t It’s all very ironic, co history repeat itself"