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“Murder? God, I never thought I’d be in the ” She closed her eyes

This was too much for her Alex didn’t want her to be burdened orry So, he decided to change the subject “Shelby, you had two dads and one ht?”

She opened her eyes and smiled, and he felt his heart thud in his chest “Yes”

“Tell us about hoing up in that kind of family was for you”

“I had the best childhood you can i fathers My reat deal”

“You’ve got two brothers and a sister, right?” Brandon said “Hoas it for them?”

She shrugged “I think her on them sometimes In Wilde, boys are expected to be their very best Anything less is not tolerated”

“And for girls?” Justin asked “For you and your sister?”

“I’d say it was perfect Carolyn had a tougher time than I did, but that’s another story”

Alex wanted to be his very best with her Always “Did your parents ever argue in front of you and your siblings?”

“You two need to stop dancing around the issue,” Justin said with a laugh “Shelby, whatat—and terribly so in my opinion—is how do istics to such an arrangement?”

Justin always did kno to cut through crap, and boy, he’d just sliced through a whole bunch of it in one swoop

“I’m not sure I think that’s all decided between the rinned “In Wilde, we really do believe in the motto ‘what happens in the bedroom, stays in the bedroom’”

“Or The Masters’ Chahtstand

She nodded “Have you guys been there?”