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“Yes, indeed” Maddox turned from the , and looked at the room Dam

ian stood beside Gabriel and all of his brothers as his father stared at them Stuart was there also, as was Rick

Ever since Maddox and the others had gotten out of jail, Rick had been taking weekends back in England to be with his wo back to help resolve the matter that had nearly torn the entire family apart

“What happened was entirely ht this fahter, execution style” He looked toward Gabriel “I never for a second thought I would have another son, and your arrival shocked ht possible My ”

Daize as well” He looked toward Gabriel “I was a total asshole about you I treated you like shit, and that is not acceptable I’ive y to you two as well I was a total asshole, and I’m sorry”

He shook each of their hands, and e Before Maddox could continue there was ies to be had Damian stood back and nodded at his father In the past couple ofwith Mia, he’d been able to find a clear head in all of the est ti up fro

His relationship has also progressed from that first encounter in Ivan Smith’s shitty club He had fallen completely in love with her, and that was no hardship

In the past couple of otten stronger She shared his bed, and every single ainst him

Their babies were also flourishing, growing stronger every single day His ht as he wanted so to keep their voices dohich of course always ended up with the

Mia was a strong woman She was his entire world, and he was hers He wondered if his brothers felt like they had only been existing until their wohter, filled withup and seeing her beautiful face s else

“Now that we’ve gotten that out of the way,” Maddox said “I am proud to call you my son, Gabriel With that indown”

“No, you’re not,” Jacob said “You did nothing wrong We took our eye off the ball, and we fucked up, but you’re not stepping down No one else is taking your place We’ve already talked about that”

“You’re not going anywhere, old man,” Gideon said

“No, you’re not,” Charlotte said, opening the door, and co into the office with Tamsin behind her

His little sister threw herself onto the sofa, and crossed her ar to wear thin