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All she experienced was a quick flash of alarm before she re, who’d die before hurting her He’d also kill before allowing her to be hurt, hence the elaborate lie she’d cooked up regarding her attack

“I’lad you’re here,” she said, the wordsbecause the sudden rush of e and her eyes filling

“Me too, sissy Me too You gonna inviteall day like a bunch of chumps?”

It was the exact perfect thing to say Knocked her out of her emotional nored her sniff and nose-swipe “Just drop your bag by the door and we’ll take you to your room later”

He let the long greendrop to the wood floor as he took a look around “Nice place, sis You’ve done well Proud of you”

Her heart swelled under the praise just before it deflated again Proud of her Ha He wouldn’t be so proud if he knew she was getting over being attacked by fucking hordes of random men

Jesus, just the thought of hi

“Hey” He cuffed her shoulder “It was a compliment, weirdo You’re supposed to say thank you”

God, she loved their sibling banter With a iant I made a fresh pot of coffee”

Scott followed her past the den with its oversized plush couch and leather recliner The chair was a little more masculine than the rest of her furniture, but she’d always loved the feel of soft leather against her skin They entered her kitchen, which was hands down her favorite room in the place

“Wow, Clo, this is sweet”

“Thanks I love it too It ned by an elderly gentleman who remodeled the kitchen after his wife died He’d planned to sell after updating the place but passed from a heart attack before he ever had the chance to enjoy it His kids just wanted out from under the responsibility of it all, so they sold it for a song”

“Shit, unlucky for the old guy but lucky for you”