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looks nice.”
    She chuckled at his confusion, kissing his frown. “You’re a cute old man.”
    The backdoor swung open without warning of a knock. Declan strolled in, stopping short when he saw his sister kissing the man he loathed. “Oh! I’ll wait outside.”
    Vince turned, drawing his gun from his belt and holding it at his side. In a breath, he mutated from adoring husband to stone cold killer. “You can stand right there and tell me who the hell you think you are, messing with Fallyn and me like you did.”

8
    Two Bulls
    F allyn tried to inch her body between the two bulls, but Vince held his hand out to keep her behind him. “Stop, guys. I’m serious. No guns in my store, and no fighting.”
    “Fine by me. Let’s take this out back in the alley,” Declan suggested, his hand on the butt of his gun, stroking the handle. His cropped auburn hair stuck out in the front, making him appear disheveled and unkempt. His cold calculation of Vince as he touched his gun made him look like a mix between a cowboy and a mobster.
    Vince nodded once and took a step toward the backdoor, ignoring Fallyn’s pleas until she ran to the door the block them both. “No!” She pointed her finger in accusation at the men. “This isn’t how to settle things.” Her finger shifted to Declan. “You lied to us. We got DNA tested, and after the worst night of my life, the doctor told us we’re not related. How could you do that to me? Did you really think Vince would throw me away without a double-check?” Before Declan could put words to his surprise, her finger shifted to Vince. “And you! I told you I didn’t want you fighting with my brothers. That was this morning, so I know you didn’t forget. I’ll handle Declan. There’s been enough bloodshed between our families.”
    Vince stared his wife down, not liking being put in his place, but knowing she was the only one who could do so with any kind of authority. He tucked his gun back into his belt, but the fight never left his eyes. “Handle it, then. I don’t want to see this joker’s face around here ever again.”
    Fallyn rubbed her temples. “Declan, tell me why I just saved your life. And I mean, really convince me because I can barely look at you right now.”
    Declan stiffened. “I’m not afraid of Vince.” He postured at Vince’s scoff. “Look, I didn’t lie. If I’m wrong, then I’m sorry. Truly. There are so many better ways to break you two up. There really was a year that Mom was gone, not nine months like Mom and Dad tried to make us believe. I really did see Mom kissing Papa D on Christmas Eve before she took off. She was gone for a year with Kill, Fally. Then she came back with you. The math’s not right. Only Kill, Keenan and I were old enough to notice the time gap. The others were too young to care about that sort of thing. Dad told the three of us not to worry about it, and that was that. I swear, I would’ve taken it to my grave but I thought he was your half-brother! Tell me you wouldn’t have done the same thing if the situation were reversed.”
    Fallyn reached up and grabbed her brother’s face, bringing him down so she could look him dead in the eye on her own level. He humored her and bent to her will, as he so often had. He had bags under his eyes and his clothes smelled faintly of whiskey. Her eyes bore into his. “Tell me again.”
    “For as long as you’ve been alive, I’ve been sure without a doubt that you were half D’Amato. I never told the others about seeing Mama with Papa D, not even Killian or Keenan! Dad told us never to bring up that it was the wrong number of months for you to be his, so we didn’t! I swear, Fal. If Papa D isn’t your biological father, then I’m not sure who is. I know for a fact it isn’t Dad, though.”
    Fallyn closed her eyes and pressed her forehead to his, still clutching his chin to keep him close. “Declan, you have no idea what you did when you told me Vince and I were related.” She