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not a good look on him. “I’d rather be related to a sewer rat.”
    Okay then .
    Abe blinked down at the little man, unsure of what exactly to say to that. Danny seemed too innocent for such viciousness despite the monthly reports he was now beginning to believe were all a bunch of crap. He couldn’t be the spoiled brat Charles had made him out to be.
    “Let’s let them finish in here without us, hmm? We need to go get your inhaler.”
    “I’m okay now.” The paleness of Danny’s face said otherwise. His breathing might be a little better but he was still drawing in air way too fast for Abe’s liking.
    “Please?” Abe could be polite as the next guy, especially when he believed that no one in a very long time had asked for Danny’s cooperation instead of demanding it.
    Danny’s head tilted. His eyes were piercing as if he was trying to see what Abe’s angle was. There was a distrust in Danny that had been earned by years of betrayal and abuse. Abe vowed to do everything in his power to remove that stain from Danny’s beautiful green eyes.
    When Danny nodded and turned toward the door, A breathed a sigh of relief and followed after him. “Ben, I’m not sure signing that agreement is in Danny’s best interest right now. There’s a lot more going on here than we were informed of.”
    “Would you rather Charles and his brats continue to be a part of Danny’s life?” Ben replied.
    No way in hell.
    “I’d rather kill them all.”
    “Probably not the best course of action, even if it’s warranted.” Ben’s amusement came through their bond as the man chuckled. “Let’s just get Danny out of here. We can explain everything to him once we get him home.”
    Abe was all for getting Danny away from Charles and his brood. If he had his way, Danny would never see any of them ever again. It was obvious to anyone looking that there was a huge divide between them and Danny. That might not be such a bad thing. Charles was an ass, his new young wife was a bitch, and his kids were over privileged brats. Abe prayed Danny wasn’t like any of them.
    Only time would tell.
    “Danny, I know Charles said you had moved out a while ago. Is there anything still here you need to pack?”
    “No.” Danny shook his head so hard that Abe was worried he was going to fall over. He almost reached out hand to steady Danny until he remembered that the man didn’t like to be touched. They would have to work on that. Abe intended to be touching lot.
    “Do you live near here?”
    “No.”
    Abe frowned. He wasn’t real pleased with the single word replies. “Can you say anything more than no?”
    Danny stopped walking and spun around. “Who are you?”

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    Ben signed his name on the dotted line and then tossed the pen down on the desk, much like his twin brother had. “That should be everything,” he said as he watched Charles sign his name. The lawyer checked all the signatures over and then handed Ben his copy of the papers.
    “How soon will the money be transferred into my account?” Charles asked. The man tried to seem casual as he pressed his fingertips together but he was practically drooling as he talked about the money he was to be paid for caring for Danny all these years.
    “In the next twenty-four hours as agreed upon.” Ben was disgusted by the greedy gleeful look in Charles’s face. He was revolted by the flirtation he could see in the eyes of the man’s young wife.
    He still didn’t like the fact that his elders had made an agreement with Charles O’Shay to raise Danny in exchange for a large sum of money. Danny should have been raised back home with a loving family. Not in this hell hole.
    But disobeying his elders wasn’t something he ever considered doing. Since his very first memory, Ben, his twin, and then later his other siblings had all been raised to respect their elders. It was unheard of for one of them to disobey an elder or to not listen to their advice, even if they didn’t like