The remainder of the adrenaline nonetheless coursing by way of my physique after the assault slowly ebbed away—which made the throbbing in my arm worse.

“You in all probability want stitches,” Franco mentioned.

I nodded. “A minimum of I can nonetheless stroll.”

“Inform me,” Franco started, a sly smile enjoying on his lips. “Do you’ve got an issue with my sexual orientation?”

I stared at him for a cut up second earlier than I centered again on the highway. “Are you kidding?” I snorted. “It’s such a non-issue, I hadn’t even considered it as soon as. Moreover, a minimum of you gained’t attempt to take my lady. For which I’m grateful.”

“Talking of Price,” Franco mentioned, his tone extra critical. “I attempted to achieve her and couldn’t.”

I sighed. Everybody was telling me the identical story. If it was simply me, if she refused to take my name, I might perceive. However because it was, she hadn’t talked to a single considered one of her buddies, and it made me more and more uneasy.

What the hell was occurring?

I rubbed my neck—the motion hurting like a bitch. “Subsequent factor on my agenda, getting my princess again.”

“You’re in love along with her,” Franco mentioned.

I nodded with out hesitation. “Head over heels. As quickly as I dump your ass on the hospital and examine in on Matt, I’m leaving for Eire to go get her.”

“Good,” he replied merely, his approval heat and real.

We arrived on the hospital, however Franco refused to go to the ER. As an alternative, he insisted on accompanying me to Matteo’s room—since, in his phrases, we have been all household now.

If there was any doubt left in my thoughts about whether or not I may belief him, it vanished then and there. We’d have been born into completely different households, however blood or not, we have been brothers.

Household—as loopy because it sounded.

After we entered Matt’s room, it was full of individuals.

Franco froze subsequent to me, however Cristo took one look and instantly helped him right into a chair.

Household.

Gabe confronted me with stormy eyes, pulled his arm again, and threw a punch.

I used to be too shocked to do something however shake it off and maintain his gaze. I wouldn’t defend myself. Not for doing what was proper.

Not for safeguarding my household.

“You’re an fool and an asshole,” was the very first thing he mentioned, nonetheless obtrusive at me, earlier than he drew me right into a fierce hug. “However I’m glad you’re nonetheless alive.”

I chuckled. “Fortune favors fools.”

Gabe shook his head, then let me go and examined my arm. “You want stitches.”

I nodded. “A minimum of you didn’t break my jaw.”

Gabe narrowed his eyes, however Sophie pushed him to the aspect and gave me a brief hug and a glare.

After which it was my mom’s flip. She hugged me fiercely, and I drew her in with my good arm and pressed her in opposition to me.

“Foolish boy,” she whispered in opposition to my chest. Then she straightened, led me farther into the room, and pushed me right into a chair. “I’ll get somebody to sew you up.”

I smiled and watched her go away. Then turned my consideration to Matt and the mattress.

And solely then did I discover the darkish, unsmiling presence sitting on Matt’s different aspect.

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