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But the fact is, even if I could form soet hurt I wouldn't be able to stand it It's a damn pattern with me I won't love her, she's safer if I don't

“You are the best brother anyone could ask for, nothing will ever change between us, Ha You can have a relationship with the brother”

“I didn't expect you to react this way, Tank When did you beco?”

He laughs “Always, you prick! But the truth is, I started looking at things a lot differently the day Ember came into my life”

I scrub ive theot roo else”

“That's bullshit and you know it! Is this what I should have said? I can't take Ember on because I like my life the way it is?”

“Of course not”

“Then don't think that way about people who share your blood Yes, Vidal is a vile cunt who cares for nothing, will kill you soon as look at you But what he does care about is his fa Willow is included in that, and that baby inside of her And you knohat that means?”

I shrug

“Itcan happen to her or your baby Any man so much as looks at her and Vidal will kill them He's untouchable, Hammer He is literally untouchable Anyone comes for you, for us, Vidal will deal with theht now”

He has a point, even if it is using Draven for ains

But why the hell shouldn't I? He has everything and everyone under his control, cops, judges, politicians You naly Money and power talk

It wouldn't hurt me or the club to have him on side If he e'd be just as untouchable

“You're right, little brother”

“I ain't the only one who's a little brother anyh enough

“Thanks, ”

“Ain't nothing to thankbrother”

There's a lot to thank you for, Tank More than you know

Chapter Nineteen

Willow

I wish I could say things have gotten back to normal over the past week I wish I could saythe people who threatened us, but I can't Yes, we h thanks to Draven Vidal and his help, but I'uess Hammer still stays at the clubhouse because he certainly doesn't stay here with me

I feel like I've lost him already He said he wanted to marry me, to be a father to our baby, but now I feel like he only said it for the sake of saying it

I know I' a mountain out of ahis newfound brother deal with things, but it doesn't stopabandoned

It's crazy Saet my head around it

I suppose it means we're now under Draven's protection, but I'm not surecare of his own business, the club, his faet used to it Now that Draven knows Hammer is his brother, there's no way he'll ever not look out for him Even if Hammer tells him that he doesn't need or want it, Draven will still look out for him from afar

I've been doing a lot of thinking this week, about Cindy mainly I hts we'd spend watchingat anything and everything