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Finding this hilarious, Dom chuckled. I smacked his stomach and opened the front door again. My brothers weren’t in sight.

“She’s out there now, telling the neighbors how good her guy is in bed,” I heard Casper say.

“I am not!” I yelled, storming down the hallway and into the kitchen. “What were you freaks doing at the door anyway?”

“We just happened to be near it when you arrived,” Calvin said from where he sat at the dining room table.

“Sweetheart,” Mom called, “it’s good to hear State pleases you in bed, but maybe it’s best you don’t tell everyone.”

“I really didn’t need to hear it,” Dad added.

“That was a private conversation that these idiots weren’t supposed to hear.”

A hand landed on my shoulder.

Mom looked over my head. “State, it’s great to see you.”

“You too, Beth. Patty, thanks for havin’ me for dinner.”

“Let’s just hope it’s one of Beth’s better meals,” he joked and got a slap to the side from Mom.

“State, these are our boys. Carter, Calvin, and Casper. Boys, play nice.”

When I glanced back at my brothers, they were all sitting on the opposite side of the table, glaring at Dom.

Groaning, I pointed at them. “Quit it.”

“So,” Carter drew out, “what are your intentions with our sister?”

Goddamn it.

Dom kissed my temple before moving over to the table, where he took a seat and leaned back. “She’s mine. I’m hers. That’s all you gotta know.”

Carter opened his mouth, closed it, and looked at Calvin, who steepled his hands and rested his chin on them. “Are you financially stable enough to provide for her?”

“State, ignore them,” Mom tried.

I walked up, gripped the back of Dom’s chair, and leaned into him. “They’re only testing you because a… um, a guy I brought home a while back was intimidated by them and left.”

Dom tipped his head back, and his jaw clenched. “Babe, it might be best you don’t bring up anyone you’ve been on a date with, or I’ll hunt them, find them, and kill them with the brothers at my back.”

Casper clapped and stood. “Right, question time over.” He leaned over the table and shook Dom’s hand. “State, good to meet you, except for the fact that I think I shit myself.”

“Casper,” Mom cried. “Go to the bathroom.”

Carter and then Calvin also shook his hand, seeming to accept him since he said he’d kill my exes.

“I have the address of a dickhead who I hated dating my sister. If you decide to kill him, can I come watch?” Carter asked.

“Sure,” Dom said with a smirk.

“Dom, hon, no taking my brothers to any killings.”

“We’ll talk later,” Carter said.

“State, a word please,” Dad called.

I tensed until Dom stood up, tipped up my chin, and ran his gaze over my face. “It’s all good, little mouse.”

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