Page 50 of Unveiled Wounds

Charlie

Bullshit

Me

Cough

Charlie

Bullshit

Stella

Can I ask you something?

Is his road name a secret?

Me

He hasn’t told you yet?

Stella

No.

I keep asking.

Me

DeadZone or Dead

Stella

That’s it?

Why wouldn’t he just tell me?

Charlie

Probably thought it would scare you off.

Stella

I deal with 35 toddlers a day.

Nothing scares me.

Ok, spill something, Mer.

My stomach lurched at the thought of telling them everything. I hadn’t wanted to show the brothers my scars because I thought they would pity me. My friends were the complete opposite. They would love me to death, and I wasn’t sure which extreme I preferred.

“Tell them,” Grizz mumbled, rolling over so that his back faced me. It was a mystery how he knew I was texting my friends.

Me

I told you the part about the night we broke up.

Brandon called after. He said I had to meet him for dinner.

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