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My spine snapped straight and I feltthe surprise and irritation lacing the single word

He smirked at me and told Titus to pop open the hood of the sedan

“She said she needs to sell it so she can get an apartment for her and her sister due to the fact her dad is a worthless fuck and whatnot I told her she needed to talk to you about that stuff, because the only place she can find hat she wouldthe BMW would be crap”

“She’s notinto the slums with her sister” Hell no she wasn’t

“I told her that hat you were going to say I think she’s pretty badass for just trying to figure out a crap situation and being willing to sacrifice She looks a little too fancy to be the type to get her hands dirty Glad I rong about that if she’s going to be in this with you Blood is hard to wash off It stains”

“Jesus, Bax” Titus growled the words

Bax just lifted a shoulder and let it fall “It’s the truth”

“Hanging out with the two of you isn’t any good for my blood pressure or

I narrowed my eyes at my friend “Is that what you tell Dovie? The blood is hard to wash off?”

His dark gaze was like looking into a bottoht

“Your sister knows all about how hard it is to get blood off, Race She sees it every tiets dressed and covers up that scar Novak left on her chest She sees it every time I come home from somewhere I shouldn’t have been and she doesn’t want to ask me where I was at because she knows the ansill scare her Blood is just part of living this life, and Brysen needs to know that if she’s here to stay”