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She hangs up on me, and I’m left staring at the phone, frustrated and angry myself.
The plane lands, and I waste no time getting back to the house.
“Raegan!” I call when I barge in.
Leni’s the one who appears, looking tired and wary. She tilts her head toward the patio.
I stalk through the house and find Sebastian lying on the table. Confusion grips me as I watch him point at the sky, stabbing his finger in the air as he murmurs words I can’t hear.
Unreal. I hurried home with a gut full of panic only to find my own flesh and blood has indulged in some kind of party drug.
“What did he take?” I demand.
“Not sure. Rae found him. We’re waiting for him to come down.”
My jaw clenches. I cross to my brother and grab him by the shirt collar.
His glazed eyes find mine. “Harry—“
“Don’t,” I bite out, my grip tightening as I lift him to sitting.
Sebastian’s hands close around my wrists, trying to pry me off him.
“I’ve been trying to bring down the man responsible for all our problems, and you’re getting high?”
“What the fuck are you doing?” Rae’s voice at my back has me spinning.
“This is what you called me back for?” I demand. “My brother went on a trip?”
Her eyes flash. “You don’t know what you’re talking about.”
“What I know is my brother fucked himself up. I don’t tolerate drugs. It’s the only thing I can’t abide.”
Rae grabs my wrist and stalks into the house. “He had a rough night,” she says under her breath. “I went to find him.”
“He doesn’t need a keeper. He’s an adult.”
“And he fucked up, like we all do. That’s why we have friends and family. You showed me that. How you take care of people. It’s one of the things that made me love you.”
“I’m too much of a damned bleeding heart, and it’s going to stop.”
Shock collides with hurt on her face. “I know you’ve been dealt some shitty hands in this life, but I won’t watch you destroy your family”—her gaze cuts toward the patio, toward my brother—“or yourself.”
Low laughter comes from Sebastian. It cuts off the second I level my gaze on him.
I nod to Rae. “Let’s go upstairs.”
But she steps back. “No.” Disbelief slams into me as she tilts her head at my brother. “Come on, Ash.”
“You’re going with him?” I demand.
“He needs help. You have no idea what happened to him, and you don’t want to. That’s how I know this isn’t you.”
Her eyes shine with more emotions than I can name. If I weren’t overtired and bewildered, I’d make her stay until I could tease them apart, have her explain each one to me until I understood.
She piles him into the car while I watch. I’m helpless and furious. A terrible fucking combination.
I call out to her, “You owe me a favor.”
