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155|Won't Send A Bullet
His cousins brought the car around, and Liam gently placed Eden in the back before jumping in beside her.
"How the hell did you ruin this chance?" Matthew asked as they pulled away from the Convention Centre. "I mean, I hand-delivered her to you, in a black dress and sparkly shoes. What more did you need? I thought you wanted to fix things. That's why I invited her?"
"I do," Liam grunted. "But shit's just gotten even more complicated. Take us to Forrest Creek. We have to pick Aiden up."
"Why?" Matthew turned briefly in his seat to look at him. "I thought you planned to meet him when you come back?"
"I did," Liam replied. "But I want them both with me tonight."
His cousin nodded, turned his attention back to the road, and took the off-ramp leading to Eden's neighbourhood.
Julian, sitting in the front with his brother and silent all along, stirred to life with the one question Liam would rather not get into. "Why the hell was Eden so agi
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