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“I think the word you’re looking for is pissed. He gets really freaking pissed,” Fox corrected.
Ethan’s lips parted, seeming ready to argue, but the words never came out as the doorknob turned. They all froze as the door opened…only to reveal Bel followed by River.
“You’re right! They are hiding in Ethan’s office,” Bel declared.
“Never question my nose,” River said proudly, tapping the side of his nose with one finger.
“What’s going on? Is this a private meeting?” Bel asked, stepping inside.
Ronan groaned and dropped his face into his hand. The idea had been to just get Winter over to the house and come up with a solution. Now he’d gained Fox, Bel, and River. This was getting out of control.
“I have a feeling that it was supposed to be, but Ronan and Ethan have yet to tell us what’s going on,” Winter muttered. He lounged on the small sofa placed near the far wall opposite the desk. Fox was cuddled against him, his head resting on his lover’s shoulder.
“Oh! We’re sorry. We didn’t mean to intrude. We’ll leave so you can have your meeting.” Bel started to backpedal, bumping into his mate.
“No, stay,” Ronan grumbled, dropping his hand to his side. “You might be able to help.”
“True. Bel is a sneaky scientist. He might have a great way to destroy the evidence,” Ethan commented, a note of excitement entering his voice. That almost earned another groan from Ronan. Destroying evidence. There shouldn’t be evidence in the first place. He knew better than this.
“There’s evidence now?” Winter mumbled. “This isn’t good.”
Bel and River fully entered the room and closed the door behind them. Bel perched on the edge of Ethan’s desk and automatically pulled River between his legs, wrapping his arms loosely around the man’s waist. “What’s going on? How can we help?”
“We’re still waiting to hear,” Fox replied. “But we’re getting the impression that Ronan fucked up and it could potentially hurt Aiden.”
Yeah, that pretty well summed it up.
“Oh, no!” Bel gasped.
“What are you doing here anyway?” Winter demanded. “Ethan called me.”
“Hmm?” Bel murmured, looking as if his brother pulled him from his worried ruminations. “I came to visit Aiden, and River wanted to hang out with Ethan while Wyatt is visiting with the pack.”
“Should we worry about Rafe stopping by as well? Isn’t he busy with his nightclub?” Ronan grumbled.
“Well, he—”
“Since you asked so nicely…” Rafe’s voice rippled out from under the door just before it was opened.
Fuck.Ronan turned and banged his head against the wall. Any other evening, it took nearly an act of God to get all the brothers to the house for a family dinner or meeting. They were all constantly busy with their own lives and problems. Just the one time Ronan wanted a quiet meeting with Winter alone, he got nearly all of them. This was getting out of control.
“Do I even want to know what this secret cabal is about?” Rafe drawled. “A little early to be brainstorming for Aiden’s birthday, right? That’s not for another four months, unless I’m mistaken.”
“It’ll be okay, Ronan,” Ethan comforted. “Rafe might be a pain in the ass, but he’s also super sneaky. He’ll think of something if Winter can’t.”
“Lovely, Little Varik,” Rafe grumbled with a glare.
“Just get your ass in here and close the door. Ronan fucked up and he needs help fixing it or the backlash is going to hurt Aiden,” Ethan snapped.
“What’s going on?” Rafe asked, shutting the door.
“No idea,” Fox replied.
Winter dropped his head on the sofa and added, “If people would just stop walking in here, we could get the story out of Ronan.”
“PreferablybeforeMarcus discovers us,” Ethan mumbled.
“Well, if we’re hiding this from Mr. Stick In The Mud, I’m definitely interested,” Rafe announced.
