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My chest rose and fell, air rushing in and out ofI didn’t feel like I was anything “She deserves better”

He snorted and I had to turn my head and crack an eye to look at hiuys by someone she considered a friend, her own father put a hit out on her, she has a junkie mom, a brother who plays with fire, and she’s in love with youyeah she deserves better, but this is what her life looks like, Bax There is no better, there is just irl, she’s lived with all the saes to still be soft, still uys like you and Race Don’t fk this up, it will be the worst decision you have made to date—and holy hell, have there been a lot of bad decisions made on your part over the years”

I halfheartedly threw a pillow at hiht it and chucked it back atme wince when it landed with a thunk on my tortured skull

“Why do you care?”

“Because you’re my brother Because even if you don’t see it, you deserve better, too Do soirl Do so the bad guy on not having any other options”

His words landed on me like physical blows I was drunk, but even under the blanket of booze and denial, I couldn’t hide froe and do soroaned and shoved to his feet “Are you seriously telling a cop you plan on running a chop shop?”

I would have laughed if I didn’t think it would ht not have the most illustrious plans for the future You think you can handle that?”

“I’ll handle it the same way I always have I love you, Bax, but if you break the law and I catch you, I will put you back in jail Now that you knohat it’s like to be behind bars when you have soht be enough to keep you on the right side of the law”

I cracked a grin and sloung e of the bed I looked around the sad little apartment and realized it was the last place I wanted to be

“At the very least it ht”

“You are an epic pain in the ass You know that, right?”

Getting toup I needed all the coffee in the Point and a shower the teht

“I have been told that a tio back to that crap apartured the “she” didn’t need any further explanation

Titus shook his head andon her to keep herShe took the news about her friend sending Novak’s boys pretty well, but I think it still stung I haven’t talked to her since you got out Race is still staying in the loft above the garage, but she isn’t there”