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“Not anymore,” Killian said, a hint of sadness in his tone “Back when our grandparents were alive, that would have been true She was the classiest lady around, but she was still grounded She was always fussing over us all like afor whoever was around”

“Who stays here now?” I asked, trying to remember if they’d ever mentioned anyone else

“We run the family now, but our uncle runs this house… or likes to think he does,” Keir explained “He wasn’t pleased e got the Fahtful place, and if he could have handled it, it would have been He’s too big of a gambler to have this kind of responsibility”

“Fair,” I said, letting Keir take my hand as Ky’s moved to my lower back on the other side

“Don’t let hi to shake us, and he thinks we don’t notice his attempts to undermine us,” Killian warned as alked in the front door

“Does he usually live here alone?”

“No, there are cousins and other faelina We take care of our own, so it’s open to whoever needs it,” Killian explained Before we could ask anything else, a ht and one hundred percent fake

“Dear nephews,” he greeted with a grand wave of his hand in welcoave a smile anyway His dirty blond hair was el that it appeared as slied in a pool hall with his buttoned-up short-sleeve shirt It was open at the top to show his gray chest hair, a thick silver chain tangling in it and e

“Uncle Hector” That was all the guys gave hi past, Hector’s face falling as soon as they moved away

The dining room they led me to had a table si, the dark wood glossed to a perfect shine The runner even looked like it oven with pure gold, and the candlesticks running down thein anticipation of the

“My boys!” an old woe bowl on the table before rushing around it She was a tiny thing, barely five feet tall with a white ballerina bun Her apron was covered in food, but the guys didn’t hesitate to hug her, sweet smiles on their faces It was honestly the first soft side of them I’d truly seen Who the fuck are these pod people?

“Aunt Angelina, it’s good to see you,” Keir greeted, wiping off his suit when she released hiht squeeze, she ended with Killian by pinching his cheeks and fussing over them

“It’s a good thing you called a ,” she chastised, waving a knotted finger at them

“We always look forward to you spoiling us,” Kyrell said, giving her a wink

“We have soelina froze, glancing around until her eyes landed onback laughter She wanted no part of the spotlight, and I couldn’t blame her