Chloe’s POVTrue to his word, Axel stumbled into the house at sunrise, covered in blood.I shot to my feet and ran to him, clutching his arms and scanning his entire body for injuries. “Are you alright? Did anyone claw you? You need to see a doctor, right?”“You get the gentle check-in and I get some bite-sized hyena kicking my butt?” Darius wheezed, clutching his side as he limped into the house.The said bite-sized hyena, Riven, kicked his calf and he stumbled forward.“You little bastard. You think you are some kind of hero, right? Jumping in front of your dad to take a bullet. I should kill you before you kill yourself.”The two of them instantly entered another round of arguments. I turned back to Axel, helping him to one of the couches.True to his good manners, he decided to lie on the floor rather than stain the couch. A small smile slipped onto his face. “Why are you looking at me like that?”“Because you are an idiot,” I whispered, trying to wipe the blood off his face with
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