OLD MATE MEETS NEW MATES

You did too.” He laughs again, leaning over to pull his phone from his pocket. “See right here you said ‘If you don’t get back here this instant, I’ll shove your head up your ass.’”

“Thank you for reminding me. It seems like I owe you a beat down since it took you a full hour to get back after I sent that.”

“How quickly your story changes at the promise of violence.” His chest shakes with silent laughter, and I narrow my eyes on him but don’t bother arguing with him anymore, knowing exactly what he’ll say next. “For someone so concerned with me leaving to watch after our mate, you do seem to be wasting a lot of time.”

And there it is. I swear these assholes like to get on my very last nerve, just to see how far they can push me.

You’re lucky I consider you my brother, otherwise I’d be following through on my promise.”

He chokes on his laugh, not expecting me to give up that easily it seems. Well he’s lucky I’m in a good mood right now. He’ll have another opportunity to see her, an