argue with him. I
actually like the idea a lot. He would
never let anything happen to any of us.”
“The guys are looking for him. I
think he left town. I will get your things
from your apartment tomorrow.”
“Eaven and I will come with you.
She won't have much, but I don’t want to
go back there anytime soon.”
~Six~
Taron
The sound of my twin pacing and
yelling has me on my feet and in the
hallway moving toward him until I hear
his one sided conversation.
“You don’t expect me to keep this
from my brother, Ev. He is fucking
heartbroken and drinking everything in
sight. He needs to know.”
“EV, HE. NEEDS. TO. KNOW.”
What do I need to know? My mind starts
turning, but I can't imagine what would
have my brother so frustrated.
“Ok, but don't think I'm done with
this conversation. Lock the damn
doors.”
“You don’t go anywhere with that
fucking cowboy. My dad will be there
soon.”
“Over my dead body will you stay
at Aiden's house.” What the hell? Is that
fucking cowboy after Eaven too? I'm
about to beat his ass.
“I love you and I don’t want to
fight like this when I'm on the road.”
“Ok. I will call you tonight with
Holden's flight information.”
I walk out and look at his face.
His expression tells me everything I
need to know. Something is wrong with
Eaven and Ivy. Something very bad. He
can't hide his feelings from me. I will
pick up on that shit across the country.
“What the fuck is going on?”
“I have it under control.”
“Bullshit, Talon. Tell me now.”
“Brother, you need to go home and
talk to Ivy.”
“Tell me now! I have always been
there for you, now you fucking tell me
what is going on.”
“I can't. It is not my place to tell
you. I can tell you that you need to go
home now. She needs you. I can't tell
you why, just trust me on this one.”
“What about the show tonight?”
“To hell with the show! You have
to take care of business. I'm calling the
airlines now for two tickets. Would you
like me to make it three?” I see the dead
serious look on his face and know that I
have to go back.
“Yes.”
We catch the earliest flight home.
We should land at 3:00 a.m. After the
bus ride across the country, my ass is
dragging. I look at my phone and try to
fit the pieces together. I just can't seem
to figure out what I'm walking in to. I
know their safety is in danger by the way
Talon is reacting.
“You need to tell me what I am
going home to face. I take care of your
ass all the time and you can't even give
me a heads up.”
“Eaven specifically asked me not
to tell you. I think you need to know.
I'm coming home with you because my
ass will be grass when she finds out I
have you on this flight.”
“Are you going to tell me what the
hell is going on?” Holden leans over me
to ask Talon.
“Just know that we need to install
security at the house. The girls will be
s ta yi ng there while we are gone.
Holden, you will need to stay with them
until all of this blows over.”
“Who is with them now?” Holden
beats me to ask the most important
question.
“Probably cowboy.” The thoughts
going through my mind when he says
cowboy begin to piss me off even more
than I am already.
“Little brother. I'm getting really
fucking pissed about this and I need you
to tell me right now. Quit being a pussy
whipped mother fucker and tell me!”
My voice rises above everyone else on
the airplane. “I need answers.” I say
through gritted teeth. He knows my limit
has been reached.
“Dylan tried to rape Ivy last night.
He was inside her bedroom when she
woke up. He forced himself on her until
cowboy came to the rescue.”
My skin began to crawl at his first
word. My gut is clinching at the fourth.
Everything goes downhill from there.
My entire body starts to shake in anger.
I grab the seat in front of me and try my
hardest not to stand up and kill anyone
who tries to
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