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“It’s fine,” I replied I didn’t want his worked I couldn’t re, only to find that our dad had left soht It sucked, mostly for myfor myself now I chose him

“My love,” I er over his bottom lip

“All tangled up,” he whispered back, his lips curving up at the edges

“Go,” I ordered, giving him one last kiss

“I’ll be back soon as I can”

“I’ll be here”

I listened as he went downstairs and out the front door As soon as I heard his bike start up outside, I called my mom

Kara and I were eating cereal the nextwhen Mack barreled into the house like a tornado He slaainst the wall, and cursed as he ripped off his cut and threw it on the couch

“I’ll see what’s up,” I told Kara quietly, putting my hand on her arm as she started to rise

“Hey,” I said, walking toward hi okay?”

“Kara awake?” he asked, looking over my shoulder

“Eating breakfast,” I said as he caught sight of his daughter and gave her a head nod

“Then we’ll talk later”

He gave me a quick kiss on the cheek as he went around me into the kitchen

The rest of breakfast was uneventful as Mack and Kara teased each other and chatted, but I could still feel the tension just under the surface He was hiding it well, but Mack was more pissed than I’d ever seen hi As soon as Kara went upstairs to her bedrooh

“What’s going on?” I asked quietly

“President froust

“What?” My jaw dropped open

“Decision’s beenup his hands in defeat

“And then what happens?” I asked cautiously

“They decide what happens next,” he replied “Your dad’s pissed, but he’s tight with the president down there, so he didn’t say much”

“Yeah,” I murmured “My mom lived down there when Will was born”

“They won’t let hi up “Your pop would never stand for that”

I nodded as he walked around the table While a part of me was relieved that I wouldn’t have to see Copper at club events ever again, a small voice inside of me wondered if I’d overreacted and just ruined a man’s life