Stubborn Old Man

POV: Xander

“I don’t care about the rogues, and I don’t fucking care if they burn in hell or not. But please, Xan, save my brother. He’s the only family I have now, and apart from you, he is the only one I can depend on if things don’t go the way we planned. I will never forgive him for what he did to my family, but at the same time, I don’t want to lose him, Xan. I want to hate him forever, but I still want him alive, I want to know within my heart that I’m not the last of my family, I want to know that I have a brother somewhere who may realize his mistakes one day and turn a new leaf. He could continue our bloodline and help us convince some unrepentant traitors that we are not as bad as the rogues paint us to be. I could talk to him and make him change, I just need to spend some time with him without the other rogue leaders whispering in his ears and telling him what to do.” She said sadly, holding my hand firmly to prove her point.

I could tell from her eyes that she hadn’t slept