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“I love you, Elder Bragg.”
“And I love you, Mrs. Bragg.”
He kisses me before I can complain about him referring to me as Mrs. Bragg. Robin kicks me in the stomach and I pull away from Elder.
“She prefers not to share me,” he says.
I ignore him to tweak Robin’s nose. “I love you, too, baby girl.”
She smiles up at me and warmth fills me. Having a family is the best thing ever.
Amy, if you’re up there somewhere listening, I promise I have no regrets. Not anymore.
Chapter 36
Brody Bragg is a menace to society. Can I have him locked up? ~ Text from Soleil to Peace
Soleil
Iscowl when I walk into the living area and notice the kitchen table is completely covered in papers. I fist my hands on my hips and shout for my new ‘roommate’. “Brody!”
He swaggers down the hallway. “Yes, my liege.” He bows in front of me.
“You do realize liege is a term from feudal society and refers to the unconditional bond between a man and his overlord.”
He wiggles his eyebrows. “Am I the man or the overlord?”
I inhale a deep breath before I launch myself at him. Violence is wrong. Violence is wrong. Maybe if I repeat the words long enough I’ll remember why violence is wrong.
I motion to the table. “Why is there a mess on my kitchen table?”
“One.” He holds up a finger. “It’sourkitchen table.” He holds up another finger. “And, two, this is not a mess. This is my work.”
“Can you put your work elsewhere? I eat on my kitchen table.”
“Sure.” He marches toward the door.
“Where are you going? The table is in the opposite direction.”
“Harmony and Elder’s party.”
“Aren’t you going to clean this mess up first?”
He checks his watch. “No time. I do hate to be late.”
I snort. He’s full of shit. He’s never on time. “Liar.”
He clutches his chest. “Ah, you like me.” He motions to the door. “Come along. If you’re nice, I’ll let you accompany me to the party.”
“Accompany you to the party?” I mutter as we walk out the door. “What’s with all the old-fashioned language?”
“I’m working on a feudal fighting game for a client.”
“A feudal fighting game? What’s a feudal fighting game?”
“It’s really cool.” His hands fly into the air as he explains. “It’s a fighting game where strategy trumps fighting techniques. You have tactics such as maintaining unity in morale, misleading troop movements to take opposing armies by surprise, spreading misinformation regarding army size and provisions, and, naturally, there’s raiding.”
“Sounds violent.”
