Inked Brotherhood Bundle by Jo Raven

Author:Jo Raven [Raven, Jo]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jo Raven

Tyler’s building is old and dirty, the paint peeling in places and cracks going down the side. He isn’t any more lucid when Rafe comes around the side and pulls him out of the car. I scramble out as Asher reaches us and wraps a strong arm around his brother as if he’s been doing this all this life.

Surreal.

Audrey and Tessa are standing next to my car, hands shoved in the pockets of their jackets.

Tessa waves at me. “We’ll wait down here. Don’t want to crowd him.”

That makes sense, I guess. I follow Rafe and Asher as they drag Tyler into a stinky, dark lobby and stop at the foot of the stairs.

“Is this normal?” I ask Rafe. “That he’s so out of it?”

“Happens,” he grunts as he and Asher secure their hold around Tyler and start up the steep steps. “Confusion and disorientation is common. But I think he hasn’t been sleeping much, and he’s lost weight, so his body’s shutting down. He’s been running on fumes. Attacks suck all your energy.”

“How do you know all this?”

Rafe doesn’t answer, and I hurry after them. We reach the third landing and stop in front of a door with a dark stain in its center and the number 3A.

Rafe pats Tyler’s pockets and huffs. “Got his jacket? Check for his keys.”

I fish into the pockets of the heavy leather jacket. “Got them.” I unlock the door and enter Tyler’s apartment.

Christ. I turn in a circle, checking out the bare, stained walls, the narrow bed, the few books on a shelf, the empty kitchen shelves. No curtains hang on the windows. Tyler’s apartment gives new meaning to cold and lifeless. Not a home at all, just a transit place.

My stomach clenches at the thought of him leaving again. I turn as Rafe helps Tyler to the bed. Asher stands at the apartment door, arms folded over his chest, his pale eyes distant as if lost in thought.

Rafe lifts Tyler’s booted feet up and drops them on the mattress. Tyler rolls over, groaning, and throws an arm over his face, muscles bulging under the soft fabric of his shirt. His black hair drapes over the white pillowcase like spun silk.

“I’m staying,” I say, a bit shocked when the words leave my mouth.

Rafe lifts a tawny brow and shrugs. “I think he’s gonna be fine.”

“I’m staying,” I say again, firmly this time.

Rafe exchanges a quick look with Asher. No need to be a genius to guess they’re wondering if I lost my mind.

Have I? I’m probably about to put my heart through the shredder once again, but I can’t help it.

Asher tilts his spiky head at me. “Cool. We’ll talk another time. Come on, Rafe.”

Not looking forward to that discussion, now any more than before. Still, the change in Asher’s attitude toward his brother tells me he may yet forgive me, too.

I wait until they leave, closing the door behind them, before I go and lock it. Then I walk back to the bed, rubbing my arms.

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