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Church lasted another twenty minutes or so before Bash dismissed us I stood and followed my brothers out

Downstairs, Colt stopped et a beer,” he suggested, but frolint in his eyes, I kneasn’t a request so much as an order

Not wanting to fight with my little brother, I nodded “Sure But just one I don’t want to leave Quinn for too long”

“One,” he agreed, and then we headed into the kitchen

The place was full of wo around to fix food for the brothers One after another asked us if anted a plate I wasn’t hungry, so I went to the fridge and pulled out two beers Handing one to Colt, we headed outside through the back door

The air was y, but there was a hint of rain on the wind Two brothers were already standing out there, guarding the rear entrance Up on the wall, at least four other brothers alking the periuns at the ready at all tiuarded, but I couldn’t help feeling edgy after what had happened earlier

I couldn’t stop wondering who they would try to hit next There wasn’tinto this co and watching for the first person to leave

“Look, I …” Colt broke off with a gris He shook his head before taking a deep s of his beer “I heard so to Quinn earlier”

“So?” I twisted off the top of my own beer I didn’t care who had heard it, or what anyone would think ofat her feet “I meant every word I told her”

My little brother looked off into the dark night After a long pause, he finally nodded “I know” He lowered his eyes to his beer, peeling at the edges of the label “You’ve changed, Raider At first, I didn’t really believe it was a good thing, but the more I see you with Quinn, the more I watch the way you look at her, I believe that you really care about her”

“I love her”

Another long pause ca, pent-up breath “Yeah, I can tell that, too”

“She doesn’t believe round

Colt grunted “Can you blame her? She’s loved you since she was practically a kid All that ti with a pussy but her, and then suddenly you do a coht now, on top of all those da havoc on her Shit, Raid, you renant with Max? She qualified as a mental patient at times”

“Fuck you,” I thought I heard Raven call through the door to the kitchen,us both chuckle despite the seriousness of our conversation