Backing away from the door, my heart hammering, I force myself to move before Kieran catches me eavesdropping.
I creep down the hallway, past Ciara’s room, but I’m so focused on not making a sound that I slam right into what feels like a solid brick wall.
“Watch where you’re going.” Brennan laughs, placing his hands on my shoulders to steady me.
“Jeez, you scared me.” I hold a hand to my chest.
I had almost forgotten that the youngest Sullivan brother was still in the house, given how quiet he’s been. Normally, his loud, boyish laugh can be heard a mile away, but he’s been locked away in one of the bedrooms for the past few hours,traipsing through security footage trying to pin down the men who ambushed me and Kieran on the freeway.
Brennan grins so that the dimple in his cheek pops.
Where Ronan and Kieran are stone-faced and intimidating, Brennan is fresh-faced and cheeky. Though I know he’s just as much of a weapon beneath that smile.
“You look like you’re trying not to get caught.” He narrows his eyes. “Anything you want to tell me?”
“No.” My cheeks burn.
“Tell that to your face.”
“Why wereyousneaking around, huh?” I fold my arms over my chest.
“I came to find you, actually.”
“Me? Why?”
He shrugs. “There’s some pizza in the kitchen, and I figured you were probably hungry. So, you better grab some before Kieran and Ronan find out and eat it all.”
I was really planning on climbing into bed and spending the rest of the night wallowing in self-pity, but Brennan is one of those people who is really hard to say no to. So, I follow him downstairs and into the enormous kitchen where several pizzas are laid out on the table.
“Knock yourself out.”
“Where did these come from?”
“I raided the freezer,” Brennan takes a seat at the table and pulls an entire pizza toward him. “Honestly, I’m surprised it wasn’t just stuffed with frozen chicken breasts, knowing Ronan.”
I sigh, taking the seat opposite Brennan and reaching for a slice of pepperoni. “It’s unfair that you can all eat pizza and still have abs. Kieran eats like a horse and yet looks like an Adonis. It’s annoying.”
“If you think he’s impressive, you should see me naked.”
I roll my eyes. “There’s that Sullivan ego.”
“We can’t help it. It comes with the territory.”
“Whatever helps you sleep at night.”
Brennan laughs. The sound is refreshing, considering what we’ve all been through.
The humor dims from his eyes. “I’m sorry about what happened at the safe house. Do you want to talk about it?”
“Not really.” I pick off a piece of pepperoni and pop it into my mouth.
“Fair enough.”
We eat in silence for a few minutes, though Brennan manages to consume almost an entire pizza in the time it takes me to finish one slice.
“So, what were my brothers talking about that had you so interested, huh?”
“Nothing,” I say a little too quickly.
