Chapter 172

“Bro, no. Come on, for fuck’s sake, man, you can’t be serious. You’ve only just escaped from her,” Mason says. And predictably so. I expected this reaction from him when I told them all about me and Amber. “I am serious,” I reply, my voice strained but calm. Drake congratulates me, and I thank him, but now my eyes are fixed on Nathan as I await his objections. “I spoke to Amber this morning. As you know, she saved my kid’s life, and for that I will be eternally grateful. But Elijah, this is fucked up. She made your life a living hell for years. You’re better off without her.” From the corner of my eye, I see my dad gripping the arms of his chair tightly. “Dad? Dad, are you okay?” I’m at his side in a second. He’s pale and appears to be in pain. The fight I was about to embark on with my brothers is temporarily forgotten. “Of course I am,” he snaps, his nostrils flaring. “I’m just … Goddamn it, where are those snacks Maddox promised us? I haven’t eaten since lunch.” My brothers move cl