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Her smile was sleepy but content, and it filled me with a contentment of my own knowing that I’d given her that ease.

My parents had never done that for me so it put me in the perfect position of understanding what Kat needed and when.

There could be some good from them letting me down. My family would never know what it was to feel isolated and afraid.

That was what being called a father meant.

I’d earn the title of ‘Dad’ if it was the last thing I ever did.

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PRAY FOR ME - THE WEEKND, KENDRICK LAMAR

NOON THE FOLLOWING DAY

Knowing that Star had taken Kat downstairs to visit with Troy and Lyra, I started a group call with my brothers—it was time to come clean. Especially as I knew what was happening later this afternoon and wanted in.

Declan was the first to accept the call. “You heard anything from Luis Albarez?”

My nose crinkled. “Do we have to talk about soccer? I am so goddamn sick of that game.”

“Uh, yeah. Seeing as I didn’t want the team in the fucking first place but if I have to own one, then they’re not going to suck ass. Plus, for some weird reason, Shay is actually enjoying talking about it.”

“Thought he liked American football.” That was Aidan who’d just jumped into the conversation.

“He does. But I think all the time spent overseas has given him a preference for fucking soccer. I blamed Aela but she just laughed at me.”

Eoghan popped up, scoffing, “You’re lucky she only laughed at you. Seeing as it’s your fault he was overseas in the first place.”

My eyes widened. “Jesus, Eoghan. You woke up and chose war today, huh?” I cut Declan a look, but his expression had locked down.

Guilt.

Nothing better for the soul than that.

Aela and Declan had only recently gotten back together, after all. She’d kept Shay a secret for fifteen years…

“That was harsh, Eoghan,” Finn, who’d joined silently but in time to hear that, agreed.

Eoghan just shrugged, unapologetic to the last.

“If you didn’t call about soccer, what did you call about?” Declan rumbled, his expression still stony.

“More secrets.”

Brennan grunted. “What a welcome.”

Aidan pinched the bridge of his nose. “I thought we’d laid everything out in the open.”

“I mean, most things, sure,” I concurred, not even bothering to look at Eoghan who’d been hiding his role as an agent in a super-secret NATO organization, then there was the fact Declan had a thing for pilfering the goods from art heists, and never mind that Finn had been approached by the United freakin’ Brotherhood to become a member…

“What is it, Kid?” Brennan rasped, straightening his shoulders as if preparing for the blow.

“I kind of hacked NASA when I was a teenager—”

Declan groaned. “We know. Da was beyond proud—”

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