Page 25 of Icy Cold Death

So, she ran off with her sister’s man, and it caused heartbreak, betrayal, and war. Even Clarissa was pissed at her child for the betrayal.

There were a few things siblings could never do. They didn’t rat your ass out to the parent, and they never, ever, ever stole their sibling’s significant other.

PERIOD.

Because of her choices, Lianna became the outcast, choosing a man over her own blood. She left and didn’t even talk to them. She ditched their tribe.

Then, it got worse.

As if that could happen.

The war made the brothers have to choose sides with their own flesh and blood.

Of course, Julian, Justin, and Connor tried to stay out of it, but when Julian created Littlemoon Investigation, he’d given equal shares of the business to his siblings.

To his SISTER.

Claire received a part of the business—not Lianna because she rarely talked to the family.

That was pretty much a declaration of whose side he was taking on this one.

Only, the cat came back. She couldn’t stay away. She was back in their lives.

She ambushed them with her return.

Yeah, she was back with her two kids, and that put Julian, Connor, Justin, and now, Booth in a bad situation when it came to the family.

Why?

Julian was a fair man.

He loved ALL of his siblings because blood was thicker than anything.

Only, he tried explaining that to the sister who had been betrayed.

It didn’t go well.

Not.

At.

All.

Claire wasn’t having it.

Only, how were they supposed to leave someone out of the family business? To him, that was not a fair way to handle anything, even if his sister had done this to herself.

People made mistakes.

Lianna had screwed up, but she was still their sister, and clearly, she was in need of help.

She came back battered and bruised.

Abused.

Julian wasn’t going to go kick the abuser-husband’s ass since his sister had put charges on him, but he wanted to help her out.

All of the brothers did.

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