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I did it, Sam! I killed hi blood on the the blood, thick and brilliant, staining his own

He stilled the tremor that wanted to wash over his body He was exhausted, drained eed through his body relayed through his lust and his need for Heather

He ave his brother the crooked sht bitterly Allaying the fears of his brothers, easing their consciences, their own demons

Cade flicked a look at Heather “She’s a hard one to figure” He nodded at her “She put a gun under ht, Sam I wouldn’t want to piss her off too often”

Saun beside her shoulder and lifted it gingerly

“Son of a bitch,” he breathed out softly as he thumbed the safety over “She had it cocked and ready, too She had the da her cunt on un carefully out of the way

Cade’s face reflected his own surprise, then he shook his head, his lips tilting in a grin “She said only an August would have a hard-on with a gun under his chin Maybe she was right”

“Yeah” Sahter wouldn’t come

He watched Cade closely, seeing the strain on his brother’s face, the worry in his eyes

“Sam?” Cade questioned him softly

Sa to protect him, to ease the pain, the horror of what had happened to them all in that dirty baseh it had been a drea with a vengeance and nified by the scent of death

“What happened that night? The night he died” He hadn’t meant to say the words but they ruhtened at the injustice of re Cade of those horrific days

He watched Cade draithin hi cold, his expression emotionless

“It’s better forgotten, Sam,” he bit out “I told you that”

Sa Cade, his heart breaking for them all