Chapter 61

Aaron doesn’t budge.

I can feel the tension rising between them.

I smile at my brother to try and lighten the mood.

He mumbles something. I’m not a wolf but I can smell the booze on him. It’s like a cloud of alcohol. Well, duh, dad d ied. Of course he may have gone on a bender. I’ve never had that luxury. Which is probably a good thing. I keep my emotions walled up tight. One drunken night might crack those walls and I imagine I’ll be a mess if I ever let all these bottled feelings free.

I look at Aaron, willing him to back up. He’s crowding both of us and it’s like a dog marking his territory.

I don’t want him here.

careful, I might reignite

says. “You should go inside and get cleaned up. You need to

Honey? Honey?

he’s dropped more endearments than in all the years

even those were relayed with a sense of derision. The

how they make me feel. It’s too little too late, and given all

don’t say

“Yes, that’s a good

like I handed him the

brow creasing. “Uh, okay. Let me show you up

massive Colonial with huge wh ite pillars and four stories of brick-I’m

peeling off

flowerbeds are overrun with weeds.

a wide expanse of manicured

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