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We stepped out and I glanced around Music thumped from the direction of the racetrack

“Snazzy Buick!” someone called out

I turned my head and my eyes landed on a happier-than-the-last-ti across the paverow since he’d been out It kept flopping into his eyes and he impatiently pushed it back

“Fuck!” He slaood to see you outside in the sunshine, brother!”

I squeezed hiood”

He pulled away, keeping his hands on rees with you”

Wide-eyed and tentative, Juliet came up beside me I pulled her closer “Juliet, this is Griff He was one of my roommates at the Castle”

“Oh daured Ro, she took it for a quick shake

“Roaze skipped ”

“Eh, I showed hi or two,” he answered with easy evasiveness

“Where’s Eraser at?” I wanted to move away from this topic

Griff waved toward the track “Trash-talkin’ himself into a race, probably”

We followed hih white, wooden wall that kept the stands separate from the track Griff stopped and waved for Eraser to join us

“Wow, it’s so er than I expected it to be” Juliet turned and took in the racetrack ide-eyed appreciation

“That’s what all the ladies say” Griff tipped his head and gave his version of a hu

I glared at him

“Oh, you rin “Yeah, that’s big too”

“Hilarious,” Juliet deadpanned

“Ooo” Griff pointed at Juliet “I like her”

A dark-haired guy slightly taller and ed hiround

“Motherfucker!” Griff shouted “Get off me, Remy”

Re him down

“Psycho,” Griff groused, brushing off his shirt He jerked his thumb over his shoulder “This is that asshole I told you about, my brother from another mother, Remy”