KIDNAPPED BY THE MAFIA
“Don’t flake out on us, please. We need you here.
In the beginning, Mir imagined Xavier meant his words to be a pun. A joke. Which, considering the situation, did not seem appropriate at all. But he did not have enough energy—or interest—to fall into any squabble with his brother. So he figured he would let him be. However, when he shifted in his seat, turning to face Xavier, who sat behind the steering wheel, driving them back home, a glower moulding his face, he knew nothing that came out of his mouth was a joke. Xavier actually needed him. Needed him.
“If she really took Hazel...” Mir started with uncertainty, a tad hopeless, gaze dashing back to look out of the window. Throat tight with