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“Was that why you spent time in prison?” Her quiet question caught him off guard. He’d expected a demand to explain why he’d didn’t regret killing someone.
“No.”
“Mikayla!” Matt came rushing through the doorway, and Bryce flinched at the sound of his voice. It was obvious that his brother was scared for his wife, and Bryce started to move to get off the bed, but Mikayla held him tighter.
“Don’t go,” she said urgently to Bryce, obviously guessing his intent.
“I’m not going anywhere, doll,” he said with a wink as he awkwardly levered himself onto his feet.
Matt practically knocked him on his ass in his rush to get to Mikayla, and Bryce couldn’t even feel angry at the treatment. If Mikayla were his wife, he’d run over anything that stood between him and the woman he loved.
He hopped back a few steps and leaned against the wall as husband and wife kissed briefly. Matt asked her only one question, “Are you okay?”
She burst into tears as she told him about the baby, and every instinct in Bryce demanded that he go comfort her as she explained the circumstances of her miscarriage. He did the opposite. Looking down he was surprised to see his duffle bag. Bryce glanced at the bed where husband and wife cried together and then at the bag at his feet. Matt’s wishes couldn’t be clearer. He wanted Bryce gone.
Bryce grabbed his crutches, leaned over, and hooked the bag with his hand and turned before he could do something truly stupid. Without a backward glance he left.
* * * *
Matt held his wife as she cried, and he realized that she’d probably go through this six more times as she told each of her husbands the sad news. He wanted to save her from that but had no idea how to lessen the pain. They’d all been looking forward to the baby’s birth, so he guessed they would all grieve in their own way.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t here for you,” he said sincerely. They should’ve found a way out of the contract. Money meant nothing when you didn’t have your loved ones close by.
“I know you would’ve been if we’d known it might happen.” She moved carefully, sat up a little straighter, clearly trying to get her emotions under control. “How is Brock?” she asked in a slightly rough voice.
“Lachlan should get to the planet sometime today. Ryan and Ty already have most of the equipment in place, so it’s just a matter of Lachlan getting down there and bringing him back up.” He was sugar coating the danger, but after everything Mikayla had gone through in his absence, there was no way he was going to add to her worries if he could avoid it.
Her gaze bounced around the room for a moment, and then she asked in a worried voice, “Where’s Bryce?”
“He left.” Matt didn’t want to talk about Bryce. He’d never felt more relieved than when he saw his brother pick up his duffle bag and disappear from their lives. If he never saw that man again, it would be too soon.
“What? No, he can’t leave. Matt, you can’t let Bryce leave.” She sounded really agitated, and for one second he hesitated. Did Mikayla know something he didn’t? But then the truth dawned on him, and even though he wanted to spare his wife the pain, he needed to tell her the full story. Whatever lies Bryce had been spinning had to be stopped. Mikayla deserved to know the truth.
* * * *
Bryce stood there, just stopped at the end of the hallway, unable to decide whether to turn left or right. He balanced on the crutches as he tried to deny the need screaming through his brain. He couldn’t leave them. Not only did he feel the need to protect Mikayla, but he wanted his brothers back. All of his brothers, but especially his twin,
For so long he’d managed to operate nearly completely alone, refusing to make close friends or keep contact with his family, but he couldn’t do it anymore. He couldn’t be that man anymore. Mikayla had given him a reminder of what it was like to be a part of
“Was that why you spent time in prison?” Her quiet question caught him off guard. He’d expected a demand to explain why he’d didn’t regret killing someone.
“No.”
“Mikayla!” Matt came rushing through the doorway, and Bryce flinched at the sound of his voice. It was obvious that his brother was scared for his wife, and Bryce started to move to get off the bed, but Mikayla held him tighter.
“Don’t go,” she said urgently to Bryce, obviously guessing his intent.
“I’m not going anywhere, doll,” he said with a wink as he awkwardly levered himself onto his feet.
Matt practically knocked him on his ass in his rush to get to Mikayla, and Bryce couldn’t even feel angry at the treatment. If Mikayla were his wife, he’d run over anything that stood between him and the woman he loved.
He hopped back a few steps and leaned against the wall as husband and wife kissed briefly. Matt asked her only one question, “Are you okay?”
She burst into tears as she told him about the baby, and every instinct in Bryce demanded that he go comfort her as she explained the circumstances of her miscarriage. He did the opposite. Looking down he was surprised to see his duffle bag. Bryce glanced at the bed where husband and wife cried together and then at the bag at his feet. Matt’s wishes couldn’t be clearer. He wanted Bryce gone.
Bryce grabbed his crutches, leaned over, and hooked the bag with his hand and turned before he could do something truly stupid. Without a backward glance he left.
* * * *
Matt held his wife as she cried, and he realized that she’d probably go through this six more times as she told each of her husbands the sad news. He wanted to save her from that but had no idea how to lessen the pain. They’d all been looking forward to the baby’s birth, so he guessed they would all grieve in their own way.
“I’m sorry I wasn’t here for you,” he said sincerely. They should’ve found a way out of the contract. Money meant nothing when you didn’t have your loved ones close by.
“I know you would’ve been if we’d known it might happen.” She moved carefully, sat up a little straighter, clearly trying to get her emotions under control. “How is Brock?” she asked in a slightly rough voice.
“Lachlan should get to the planet sometime today. Ryan and Ty already have most of the equipment in place, so it’s just a matter of Lachlan getting down there and bringing him back up.” He was sugar coating the danger, but after everything Mikayla had gone through in his absence, there was no way he was going to add to her worries if he could avoid it.
Her gaze bounced around the room for a moment, and then she asked in a worried voice, “Where’s Bryce?”
“He left.” Matt didn’t want to talk about Bryce. He’d never felt more relieved than when he saw his brother pick up his duffle bag and disappear from their lives. If he never saw that man again, it would be too soon.
“What? No, he can’t leave. Matt, you can’t let Bryce leave.” She sounded really agitated, and for one second he hesitated. Did Mikayla know something he didn’t? But then the truth dawned on him, and even though he wanted to spare his wife the pain, he needed to tell her the full story. Whatever lies Bryce had been spinning had to be stopped. Mikayla deserved to know the truth.
* * * *
Bryce stood there, just stopped at the end of the hallway, unable to decide whether to turn left or right. He balanced on the crutches as he tried to deny the need screaming through his brain. He couldn’t leave them. Not only did he feel the need to protect Mikayla, but he wanted his brothers back. All of his brothers, but especially his twin,
For so long he’d managed to operate nearly completely alone, refusing to make close friends or keep contact with his family, but he couldn’t do it anymore. He couldn’t be that man anymore. Mikayla had given him a reminder of what it was like to be a part of
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