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riled up, but he was downright pissed off. His entire body radiated anger and washed into my own body. I felt just how tightly wound he was. I was afraid that if Anthony so much as spoke, Adam would make sure they were his last words.
    “Adam,” I said, coming to stand in front of him. I reached up and cupped his face, forcing him to look at me. “Adam, I’m okay. He just wanted to talk.”
    Anthony began to get up behind me, and Adam’s eyes shifted over my shoulder. He started forward, but I shoved against him. “Look at me,” I ordered. Adam’s eyes slowly found mine. The edges were tinged in gold, and his body was rock hard beneath my hands. His face softened a hint while he stared at me, but I could feel the volcano simmering beneath the surface.
    “I don’t want to fight with you, Brother,” Anthony said.
    Adam stared over me at his twin. “If you mess with her,” he nodded down to me, “then there’s going to be a fight. If you so much as talk to her again, it’ll be the last thing you ever do, Brother .”
    Anthony snorted. “And I thought I was hard up for Eve.”
    Adam shoved forward, and I did my best to keep him in place. Had I not been standing between the two brothers, Anthony would be a smudge on the road right now. Adam wouldn’t tolerate me blocking his path for too much longer. The fury racing through his body bombarded my mind and left me on edge. I had to calm him down before he did something he would regret—and I helped him. So, I did the first thing that popped into my head. I wrapped my arms around his neck and reached up to kiss him. I didn’t bother with taking my time. My tongue slipped into his mouth as my lips worked feverishly to occupy his mind. His mouth moved against mine, but not with its usual vigor. I opened my eyes to find him staring at his brother. Annoyed, I fisted handfuls of his hair and tugged his head. When he looked down at me, I quirked a threatening eyebrow. He smiled against my mouth and snaked an arm around my waist. He bent slightly as he lifted me up so that my feet dangled inches off the ground. When he began kissing me, I could feel his anger ebbing.
    “Better?” I said against his lips.
    He took a deep breath and sat me back down. He cupped my face and placed a kiss on my forehead. “Very clever using my affections for you against me.”
    I smiled. “What can I say? I’m all about keeping the peace.”
    Adam wrapped an arm around my shoulders and held me against his side. Anthony stood just eight feet from us. The cut on his face had already stopped bleeding. I watched him as he watched me.
    “I don’t care what Dad says,” Adam said. “You and I will never be okay.”
    Anthony nodded and glanced at the ground before looking back at us. “I could have killed her, Adam. It would have been so easy—”
    Adam started forward again, and I groaned, annoyed that Anthony was riling him up after I just got him calmed down. Anthony held out a hand to hold back his brother.
    “I’m trying to make a point. I had enough time to kill her, and I didn’t. I didn’t even touch her. You may have taken the woman I loved from me, but I’m not here for retribution, Adam.”  
    Adam snorted. “Right, you’re here to make amends.”
    “I’ll tell you what I’m not here for—convincing your stubborn ass about my motives. Believe what you want. I’ll be gone after the summit.” Anthony began to walk away.
    I stepped forward and called his name. When he turned around I said, “We’re even now. You saved my life. I just saved yours.”
    The side of his mouth quirked up. “I suppose we are.” He turned back around and started walking again.
    “What was that about?” Adam asked, coming to my side.
    I watched Anthony’s back. “He told me to ask you how you found me on the mountain, and that he was the one that saved me.” I looked up at Adam. “Is that true?”
    “You wouldn’t have needed saving if he didn’t let Eve attack you.”
    “But