“Come in.”
The door opened and my big brother stepped inside and closed it behind him. “Hey.”
“Hi.”
He crossed his arms and leaned against the door. “Where’d you get the ID?”
“I’m not going to tell you that.”
“Dad came pretty hard at you, huh?”
“When doesn’t he?”
He grimaced. Orion knew what I was going through because he and Dad butted heads constantly. Drake was the only one who seemed to be on his good side. Orion had Raquel now, though, and she was awesome. They’d fallen in love not long ago and I knew she was going to stick around forever.
“Need a hug?” he asked, and I nodded as I stood and walked into his arms.
“Do you think he’ll ever calm the fuck down?”
“Probably not,” he admitted, rubbing my back.
“He’s not going to let me go home, is he?”
“Nope. Drake and I have both got the order that if you get out of here somehow, we’re to alert the dogs, so to speak.”
I sighed. “Can I send you on an errand, then? I need a few things.”
“Why do you think I’m here?”
I pulled away and rolled my eyes. “You’re a mind reader now, huh?”
“Not my first rodeo.”
“Well, there is that.”
I scribbled down a few things and tore off the page, handing it to him. “I have a few clothing items here, so I really just need makeup stuff and my laptop.”
“Got it. I’ll probably be back in about an hour.”
“Thanks, Ori.”
He settled a hand on my shoulder. “Hang in there, sissy. He’s just trying to protect you.”
“Yeah. Sure.”
Orion grinned and pulled open the door, almost running into my dad. “Hey.”
My brother gave him a chin lift, then walked away. Dad leaned against the doorjamb and studied me. I stared him down. I refused to be the first to speak.
He smirked. “You have always been the most stubborn.”
“You said you liked that.”
“Baby girl, I love that. I love everything about you, but the truth is, you might look just like your mama, but you’re me in female form.”
I rolled my eyes. This was glaringly true.
“I need you to be safe, Letti. If anything ever happened to you, I’d lose my mind.”
