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“No, I’m just over her behavior I don’t feel sys happen to her when she causes it She never learns, Mom” I shake my head

“I wonder if you’ll be able to sit there so self-righteous when I tell you she’s in jail for drug trafficking Given her previous charges, she’s looking at hard time,” my father says

“Wait—what?” I ask

“They caught her trafficking kilos red-handed She was al our way out of it, and given the hard-on they have for the Kings in this town, there’s no leniency expected We’ve talked to the club lawyer He says three years ood behavior”

My heart thuds inof her son

At sixteen, he still needed a full tiiven his current attitude Dad refused to let him live in his house permanently The feds continuously study his every , find it on a raid, a

nd take Bolt away Unless he rolled on KOC, of course We all kne they played the game

“That’s e called you over, girl You know he can’t stay here with us They’d haul Bolt out and put hi heads spin Shadow still has another six e So that leaves—”

“Me” Like always Bitterness wells up insidefor them But I hate the way I’m placed into the role of cleaner extraordinaire While Calla lived her life to the fullest, screwing up left and right, I was expected to be the exact opposite Likecould soht when she had Bolt things would change

We were all disappointed to find that wasn’t true, none ht he could tame Calla That somehow, attention, affection, and eventually, a baby would change her wicked and wild disposition Orhe would ht’ve worked if she hadn’t been trying to dick around with other ot The quiet man had always been deeper than a lot of the other brothers looking to have fun He was the kind the King chasers went after, because they knew he’d ood old man

“What do you wantthe childhood nicknas over

“Becouardian and take care of him”

I run h my hair

“The fuck is that shit?” Pop roars

I flinch “What is what?”