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Jade fidgeted, twirling her thumbs together. “For what’s to come? What does that mean, Colin?”
“That’s all I can say.”
“You absolutely do not waltz into our home, drop a bomb like that, and then leave us hanging,” I said, my cheeks warming with rage. “Not fair, Colin. Not fair at all.”
Jade stood, her face paler than it had been seconds ago. “I’m not feeling very well. Oh, shit!” She ran out of the living room.
“Now look what you did.” I balled my hands into fists. “Talon’s going to come in here, really pissed, and once I tell him what you just said, you’d better watch out.”
Colin stood. “I need to leave.”
I rose, blocking his exit. “Think again. My brothers are just down the hallway. All three of them. They’ll hear me if I scream.”
“You have no idea what I’ve been through,” Colin said.
“Maybe I don’t. We’re all truly sorry about what Tom Simpson did to you. But that doesn’t give you the right—”
He held up his hand. “I can’t say any more. My father will…”
“Will what? What will your father do?”
“Let’s just say he’ll make everything worse if I do.”
“You said you didn’t know what he was up to.”
“I don’t. But I suspect he’s up to something. I honestly don’t know what, Marj. You’ve got to believe me.”
“Then why did you come here?”
“I already told you. To tell Jade I’m sorry. For…everything.”
I finally let him pass. “Go. Get the hell out of here. And thanks for nothing.”
After Colin left, I checked on Jade in the powder room. She had her heaving under control and assured me she was fine, so I trekked to Talon’s office. The door was open, and Talon and Ryan were talking.
“Where’s Joe?” I asked.
“He got a text from Bryce about an hour ago and took off,” Ryan said.
The mention of Bryce’s name sent a quick shudder through me. “Is everything okay?”
“He didn’t say otherwise,” Ryan said. “How’d it go with Colin?”
I filled them in. “Jade got so upset she had to leave. She’s in the bathroom.”
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p; Talon stood quickly. “I’ll take care of her.”
“She’s okay. I just checked on her.”
He left anyway.
Ryan stood then. “I should go. It’s late.”
“Ruby’s still in the family room with Mel.”
“She didn’t go with Joe?”
