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At this, Xavier’s expression darkens and I know I’ve hit the nail on the head

“I didn’t know you had a brother”

“I don’t,” he spits out “He’s dead Long fucking gone”

“I don’t think he is” I shake my head “I knohat I saw”

“Fuck” Xavier stumbles back as if this infor by his crestfallen expression, it has “I can’t believe it”

“Why would your fucking brother want to take Rain from me?”

“He hates me”

“So? Hoould he knoho she is? He attacked me, not you”

“Maybe he doesn’t knoho she is,” Xavier h not to tell him, because”

His sentence drifts off into nothing,my heart pound

“Because fucking what?”

“Because if she did, she’s as good as dead”

“So your brother hates you that much,” I snarl “What did you do to him? It can’t have been worse than what you did to me”

He re Perhaps he did so even worse to his own kin Xavier is a monster, after all

Phoenix’s strangled groan froround re for him to stay with me

“He needs help,” I bark at Xavier “And we need to work together until we find Rain”

I knoe’re both reluctant as fuck to join forces, but judging by Xavier’s stony expression, he’s just realized the sa We’ll have to help one another, but the actual battle will begin e get Rain back

“Fine,” he spits out “We’ll get what’s left of your men some help”

He clicks his fingers, and the guards leave the rooers itch to fire a bullet into his head for everything he’s done tothat way I can’t murder Xavier, not yet Not until he fills in the blanks and helps me find Rain

My thoughts are consuain and I find myself even more worried than I was before Xavier’s brother seems like a vindictive piece of shit But why the fuck would he attackon with his brother But none of itRain’s safe return Once that’s done, I can focus on the one thing Rain’s kidnapper and I have in co kill Xavier

The uards lift Phoenix and carry him to another room while a doctor scurries down the hallway to ensure he’s okay