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Lyric pulled to a stop on the street outside Aunt Lana and Uncle Drake’s house Ahead of us, our parents were already getting out of their own vehicle, taking out Nevaeh’s present from the back

I glanced at the house then at the other cars parked in the driveway and on the street Uncle Shane’s SUV was already parked a few cars down froainst e

“Take it easy,” Lyric cautioned o in ther

e and scare the fuck out of her”

“That’s the last thing I would do,” I growled at him

“Dude, I know that, and I’m sure, deep down, she does too But she’s liable to take one look at your face and back away screa”

I frowned “What do you mean?”

“Have you looked in a ed, and he shook his head “You’ve been wearing this aggressive snarl for weeks I get it, really, I do You’re all kinds of fucked in the head since she broke up with you—”

“She didn’t break up with me!” I yelled

“You keep telling yourself that But the girl ghosted you, brother She hasn’t talked to you in two ” His brows pinched together for a moment “Huh, I don’t think you two have actually spent this much time apart since she was born”

“I know,” I groaned, leaningirl is , and I can’t… I can’t breathe”

My brother’s hand came down on o in there and get your girl back”

I nodded and took afor the door handle again Moed to catch up with them As soon as we stepped into the house, h the crowd already inside, distracting lanced around for Violet

I saw Uncle Shane standing with Uncle Drake, the two of the with Aunt Dallas and Aunt Lana, and I even saw Mason talking to Bliss and Heavenleigh as they stood with plates of food in their hands But there was no sign of Violet

Shaw and Cannon weren’t anywhere to be seen either, and I grittedwith them