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We both know that there’s a possibility this could go every side of wrong, yet he and Landon have a stone exterior. I close my eyes, take a deep breath, and draw on some of their strength.
Hunter steps out of the car, and after a second, I suck in another breath, filling my lungs, then slide across the seat and place my cream-colored satin high heels on the pavement with a click. Hunter takes my hand.
Once I’m clear of it, Landon shuts the door and is on my opposite side. The muscled men pull their guns up at us. My feet become concrete, and I stop. My eyes are drawn to the barrel of a gun now pointed at Hunter.
“Hand over your weapons?” the one on the left growls out.
Hunter releases my hand, and I immediately want it back. I need it. “That’s not going to happen. I don’t see any of you relinquishing yours.”
His calmness in the face of a gun scares me. My body is trembling. If I were to hold my hands out, I wouldn’t be able to control the shaking.
A look passes between them. “Fine.”
They drop their weapons and move aside. The massive white door in front of us opens. “Hunter.” A younger version of Hunter stares back at him.
“Levi.” Hunter smiles, and it appears genuine.
Stepping in, he embraces his brother. A quiet exchange passes between them, and Landon’s body moves closer to mine.
“Everyone is waiting,” Levi informs us.
His face doesn’t have the worry lines that mar Hunter’s face regularly. He’s dressed in black suit pants and a black button-up shirt with the sleeves rolled up. He has the same dark hair and perfectly chiseled face as Hunter. That jawline. His eyes, though, are gray and stormy. I’d be drawn to him if Hunter hadn’t already captured my heart.
Levi steps in front of me. “I hear congratulations are in order.” He smiles. “About time this guy got tied down, and let me just say, he’s batting above his weight.”
Levi’s eyes shine as they glide up and down my body. My neck heats. The red satin spaghetti-strap dress is nothing I would ever have picked for myself, but Hunter wanted me to stand out.
Hunter reaches out and playfully punches his brother in the arm.
“Back up there, brother,” he whispers.
I hold out my hand. “I’m Aelina.”
Levi eyes my hand. Instead of taking it, he scoops me up in his arms, laughing.
“I’m Levi,” he says, unwrapping his arms and taking a small step back.
“At least you know how to have fun,” I say, shoving Hunter in the chest, and he rolls his eyes.
“That’s me. The clown of the family. The one who isn’t always serious.” He winks.
“I think we’ll get along just fine.” I adjust my dress and run my hands down it, smoothing it out after Levi’s bear hug.
“Always playing games, Levi.”
The mood changes swiftly.
All three men stand with me, their bodies rigid, and their demeanors change. Levi’s smile disappears, and he turns around, standing fully in front of me.
“Ezra,” Hunter greets.
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The unpleasant tone in Hunter’s voice brings the uneasiness back to my stomach. I take a step sideways to see Ezra. Blond hair and blue eyes greet me. Wow, the complete opposite of Levi and Hunter.
He is nothing like the other brothers. In fact, it’s highly possible that Hunter and Levi’s father isn’t Ezra’s dad. It’s obvious the two brothers favor one parent. Is that why Thomas rides him so hard and he does anything asked of him? He’s seeking the man’s good graces even though he’s not his father? Either he is a spitting image of their mother, or he’s not a Wolfe.
“Father is waiting to meet his future daughter-in-law.” It’s as though he has a foul taste in his mouth when he refers to me.
