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“Woah wait a minute. You think I am pissed about that?”
“Well, why the hell else would you be pissed off about me taking out those vile men? You even said it, when you found out who Wrath was you were going to kill him. Well, she is standing right in front of you.” I held my arms out wide. “So, kill me.”
Arturo shook his head and sighed. “I am not pissed you’re Wrath, and when I said that weeks ago, I needed someone to blame, and Wrath was the perfect person to blame for my own damn mistakes.”
“Well, then why are you so pissed off at me?”
“Because you’re an idiot! What the hell were you thinking going into places like that? Do you have any idea what those men would have done to you if they had caught you?”
“They didn't.”
“But they could have! Dammit, Alora! They could have taken you, drugged you, and sold you to the highest bidder! You could have ended up just like Charlie! And you did it when you were here a few weeks ago didn't you?”
I stopped and looked at him, nodding my head. He was scared. Scared I could have been taken. “I’m not going anywhere.”
“Then you stop.” He walked up right in front of me. “No more sneaking off, no more going in alone. That shit stops now. Losing Charlie affected him too, maybe not in the same way it did me, but he lost two people that day. Charlie and me. He watched me change, watched me become the man that stands before you. I will not sit by and let you put yourself in harm's way. I refuse to watch my little brother,” his right hand fisted at his side, lifting it he thumped his chest hard, “turn into this. You have me and Luka, we will do this together from now on. Okay?”
I looked up at him and nodded. “Okay.”
He let out a long breath. “Good.”
“We’ll find her.” I leaned in, pulling him into a hug. “No matter what it takes, we will find her.”
He wrapped his arms around me. “What if we don’t? What if we’re too late?”
“It’s not too late. I think you should come home with us on Monday, and we can come up with a plan. We have our swearing-in ceremony Wednesday, and then Charlie becomes priority number one.”
He looked down at me and nodded. We both turned to the door and heard Luka and Gia arguing about something. “We should probably get out there and break them up huh?”
“They do fight like brother and sister.”
He rolled his eyes. “You have no idea.”
We made our way out I could smell popcorn.
“No way,” Gia exclaimed.
“Oh, come on, you cannot be serious.” Luka laughed.
“What are you two arguing about?” I asked.
They both turned and looked at us. “Settle this for us.” Gia grinned. “What makes a better treat with popcorn? M&M’s or Swedish Fish?”
“You’re seriously out here arguing about that?” I asked, walking over to the couch.
“Yes, so settle it for us.” Luka wrapped his arm around my shoulder.
I looked at Arturo. “M&Ms, always M&Ms.” He spoke.
“What?” I looked at him. “No way, Swedish fish all the way.”
Luka leaned over and kissed my cheek. “I love you, but you're wrong.”
Gia laughed. “Well sorry boys, girls win because I brought Swedish Fish.”
Arturo leaned forward and opened the drawer of the coffee table. “I am always prepared.” Six big bags of M&Ms were in the drawer.
Luka leaned forward, grabbing a bag and opening it. “He dumped it into the bag of popcorn and laughed. “Now we can watch the movie.”
