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about climbing in bed with her but knew he was too restless and too wide awake.
So he went back to the living room, pulled his phone from his pants pocket and called the only person he trusted with this secret.
Cam picked up before the second ring. “Teo, what’s wrong?”
Teo’s lips curved at the intensity in his brother’s voice. “I need you. Can you come?”
His brother’s voice whipped through the line. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. I just…need to talk to you.”
“Give me the address. I’ll come to you in two minutes.”
After he recited the bar’s address and closed the phone, Teo glanced back at the door to Lacey’s bedroom. He’d closed it so he wouldn’t disturb— Hell, at least he could be honest with himself. He’d closed the door so she wouldn’t hear him as he betrayed her confidence.
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He felt only a small twinge of guilt because he knew if those men had done this to her, they’d do it to another woman. And he couldn’t live with that. Cam wouldn’t stop until he found them. And when he did, Teo would make them burn.
A minute and a half later, a slight pop announced Cam’s arrival. Teo knew his oldest brother could transport himself from place to place magically without making a sound. The noise was for Teo’s benefit. He’d always hated being snuck up on.
As the oldest, Cam had had decades of practice taking care of his siblings. For more than fifty years, before Rio had arrived, Teo had been the youngest. And when he’d been infected with the amentia , Cam had practically driven himself crazy trying to find a cure.
Cam’s dark eyes met his directly before skimming over him. Checking to make sure Teo was okay. Teo didn’t let it bother him the way it used to. It was an ingrained habit for Cam. He did the same to their parents and brothers. It’s what made him so damn good at his job as a security specialist, his ability to size up the situation in seconds.
When Cam was done looking him over, he let his gaze roam the apartment, his frown deepening by the second. His gaze lit on the closed bedroom door before he turned back to Teo. When their eyes met again, Cam lifted one dark brow. Teo’s cue to spill.
“She was seventeen when the Mal killed her parents and kidnapped her and her twin sister to use as sex slaves. She’s querciola .”
He’d said the magic word and Cam’s eyebrows shot toward the sky.
“Holy fuck, Teo.” Cam kept his voice low but Teo still heard complete and utter shock in his tone. “Are you fucking kidding me?”
He shook his head. “Her sister killed herself. Lacey escaped about a year and a half ago and has been on the run ever since. She settled here six months ago.”
Teo could see Cam’s mind working. In temperament, he and Cam were the closest among the brothers. They didn’t have to rely on words to communicate. Cam knew what Teo wanted.
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“She doesn’t know what you’re doing, does she?”
Teo shook his head. “She swore me to secrecy.”
Cam snorted. “That’s gonna come back to bite you.”
Not if she never finds out. “I want names, an address. And I’ll take care of it.”
Cam’s brows did that little movement again as his arms crossed over his broad chest. Because of the difference in their ages, Cam had seemed more like a third parent than an older brother at times. But in all the ways that counted, they were brothers first.
“She specifically told you not to do anything, didn’t she?”
Damn, sometimes he swore Cam could read his mind. “She’ll never know.”
Cam snorted, his lips quirking into a fierce grin. “Yeah. Let me know how that works for you.” Then his gaze narrowed again. “You sure you’re not biting off more than you can chew here?”
Yeah, he probably was, but he’d already broken her confidence by telling Cam her story. And he refused to let those bastards get away with what they’d done to her and her sister.
But that
So he went back to the living room, pulled his phone from his pants pocket and called the only person he trusted with this secret.
Cam picked up before the second ring. “Teo, what’s wrong?”
Teo’s lips curved at the intensity in his brother’s voice. “I need you. Can you come?”
His brother’s voice whipped through the line. “Are you okay?”
“Yeah, I’m fine. I just…need to talk to you.”
“Give me the address. I’ll come to you in two minutes.”
After he recited the bar’s address and closed the phone, Teo glanced back at the door to Lacey’s bedroom. He’d closed it so he wouldn’t disturb— Hell, at least he could be honest with himself. He’d closed the door so she wouldn’t hear him as he betrayed her confidence.
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He felt only a small twinge of guilt because he knew if those men had done this to her, they’d do it to another woman. And he couldn’t live with that. Cam wouldn’t stop until he found them. And when he did, Teo would make them burn.
A minute and a half later, a slight pop announced Cam’s arrival. Teo knew his oldest brother could transport himself from place to place magically without making a sound. The noise was for Teo’s benefit. He’d always hated being snuck up on.
As the oldest, Cam had had decades of practice taking care of his siblings. For more than fifty years, before Rio had arrived, Teo had been the youngest. And when he’d been infected with the amentia , Cam had practically driven himself crazy trying to find a cure.
Cam’s dark eyes met his directly before skimming over him. Checking to make sure Teo was okay. Teo didn’t let it bother him the way it used to. It was an ingrained habit for Cam. He did the same to their parents and brothers. It’s what made him so damn good at his job as a security specialist, his ability to size up the situation in seconds.
When Cam was done looking him over, he let his gaze roam the apartment, his frown deepening by the second. His gaze lit on the closed bedroom door before he turned back to Teo. When their eyes met again, Cam lifted one dark brow. Teo’s cue to spill.
“She was seventeen when the Mal killed her parents and kidnapped her and her twin sister to use as sex slaves. She’s querciola .”
He’d said the magic word and Cam’s eyebrows shot toward the sky.
“Holy fuck, Teo.” Cam kept his voice low but Teo still heard complete and utter shock in his tone. “Are you fucking kidding me?”
He shook his head. “Her sister killed herself. Lacey escaped about a year and a half ago and has been on the run ever since. She settled here six months ago.”
Teo could see Cam’s mind working. In temperament, he and Cam were the closest among the brothers. They didn’t have to rely on words to communicate. Cam knew what Teo wanted.
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“She doesn’t know what you’re doing, does she?”
Teo shook his head. “She swore me to secrecy.”
Cam snorted. “That’s gonna come back to bite you.”
Not if she never finds out. “I want names, an address. And I’ll take care of it.”
Cam’s brows did that little movement again as his arms crossed over his broad chest. Because of the difference in their ages, Cam had seemed more like a third parent than an older brother at times. But in all the ways that counted, they were brothers first.
“She specifically told you not to do anything, didn’t she?”
Damn, sometimes he swore Cam could read his mind. “She’ll never know.”
Cam snorted, his lips quirking into a fierce grin. “Yeah. Let me know how that works for you.” Then his gaze narrowed again. “You sure you’re not biting off more than you can chew here?”
Yeah, he probably was, but he’d already broken her confidence by telling Cam her story. And he refused to let those bastards get away with what they’d done to her and her sister.
But that
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