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“I’m aware of that,” I said. “I’m not going anywhere.”
“But you should shower,” Sebastian whispered to me. “You smell like shit.”
“I don’t care how I smell. I can’t leave her. Or Hazel. I just want to fix it all. I want…”
“Stop talking about what you want,” Joe said. “You sound weak. I thought you were strong.”
“Joe… not today.”
“Yes. Today. Come on, Atlas. Where are you right now? Huh? You’re this weak? Look at you.”
My nostrils flared.
Jago stayed between us. “Okay, that’s enough.”
“No,” Joe said. “Let him get it out. He’s not going to do anything. He lost himself. Sad.”
I grabbed for Joe.
Jago tried to shove my arm out of the way.
“Not in here,” Henry said. “Are you both stupid?”
“Let’s go then,” Joe said.
He strutted out of the room and into the hallway.
I went after him.
The rest of the guys followed.
I lunged for Joe, grabbing his shirt, driving him back against the wall.
“Don’t ever fucking challenge me,” I growled. “Not when it comes to my family. I’ll fucking kill to protect my family. You got that?”
I slammed Joe off the wall and he smiled.
“There you are,” he said. “There’s that fire.”
Joe surprised me when he wrapped his arms around me.
A quick hug, but still a hug from Joe.
He then pushed me away and walked down the hallway and out of sight.
My hands were tight fists. My heart pounding.
“You okay, Atlas?” Rome asked.
“Yeah,” I said. “I’m okay.”
“He’s a prick,” Henry said. “He loves to do that stuff.”
“I get it,” I said. “That’s his job.”
I appreciated Joe’s reminder.
Yeah, I felt a lot of pain right now.
