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the mattress.
From Isaac¡¯s doorway, Evelyn yelled, ¡°Samantha! Is this true?¡±
Tank followed behind in her wake. ¡°There¡¯s context you¡¯re not understanding, Evie.¡±
¡°I don¡¯t care about context, I¡ªoh my god! Isaac! You¡¯re awake!¡±
Tank wiped his forehead, looking like a cartoon character with his cheeks puffed out,
sighing with relief. First, from Evelyn¡¯s wrath, then from Isaac waking up.
¡°Why are you in my bedroom?¡± he asked, looking startled by Evelyn taking a seat
beside his naked torso, covered only with bandages.
¡°Because Evelyn doesn¡¯t respect boundaries when she¡¯s pissed off at me,¡± Tank
grumbled.
¡°How are you feeling?¡± Evelyn asked motheringly. ¡°Are you hungry? You haven¡¯t eaten
in days.¡±
¡°I¡¯m¡ I¡¯m fine. Just, tired. Was having a good sleep,¡± he said through narrowed eyes
before repeating. ¡°Why are you in my room?¡±
Evelyn huffed, straightened her knees, and squared her shoulders with mine. ¡°I¡¯m so
sorry, Samantha. I just heard how they¡¯ve been treating you and I¡¯m disgusted.¡± She
turned to point to the staircase and yelled, ¡°Disgusted with all of you.¡±
¡°How am I supposed to defend myself if I can¡¯t even walk up the stairs, Evelyn?¡±
whimpered Archer.
Choosing to ignore him, she turned to Tank and rammed her finger into his chest. ¡°For
the first time since we met him over ten years ago, Isaac finds a nice, sweet girl he cares
for and you try to force them apart?¡±
¡°You don¡¯t get it, Evie, he was screwing up.¡±
¡°What? By not wasting his nights at the Tavern?¡±
¡°No, by not keeping his head in the game!¡±
¡°Like you¡¯re perfect? Huh? Look what happened to your men under your lead!¡±
¡°Okay, I get it,¡± Tank said with his hands up. ¡°I give up.¡±
¡°I don¡¯t think you do ¡®get it¡¯,¡± Evelyn said before moving from him to take a seat on the
foot of the bed and I pulled my legs away from her up to my chest. She looked in my eyes
and I noticed how her eyes could look both so young and spirited yet overflowed with
