He wasn’t one hundred percent sure he’d be able to get his brother to leave the reservation.
He missed him.
And deep down, he wanted one thing.
His brother back.
* * * Blackhawk & Cantrell * * *
The Resort
Same Time
It was clear that someone was still struggling, and Will really hated that he’d put Corbin in this position. The last thing he wanted was to strip away all the progress they’d made the last five weeks to start back at zero.
This was his fault.
And he needed to fix it.
The man he loved was clearly struggling, and what he’d learned was when Corbin went silent, he was thinking too much.
Like now.
“Are you angry with me?” he asked.
Corbin looked over.
“Pardon?”
Will was tucked beside him on the lounger, and they were waiting for Gene and Ethan outside their room on the beach.
“I did this. I took you back there, and I’m sorry. Do you want me to go home, and you can finish your vacation here?”
Corbin stared at him.
“No, that’s not what I want.”
Will touched his face.
“Then, talk to me, Corby. You’re doing battle alone, and I can’t help fight if I don’t know what you need.”
He’d been thinking about all of this.
“I’m sorry, I’m not strong anymore. I used to be able to bounce back fairly quickly, and now…I don’t. Something is broken in me, and I wish to God I could fix it.”
Will was patient, and he wanted Corbin to know that he’d never leave his side.
They were going to be together for a very long time—until death did they part.
Bet.
On.
It.
Only, he knew that if he didn’t give the man a reason to keep fighting, he’d backslide into that darkness.
And he’d lose him.
