Page 130 of My Brother's Best Friend

“Dude, was that a gun?” he asked. “What’re you doing withthat?”

“Taking care of a problem,” I gritted out. “Now, leave.”

“The only person home is your mom,” he said in confusion.

“I know.”

“The fuck? This isn’t you, Wolfe.” He stepped in front of me as soon as I entered the house and grabbed my shoulder. “The hell are you doing with a gun? You planning to kill her? For what? Because I slept with her? I already apologized for it. If you want to take it out on anyone, take it out on me.”

I shoved him to the side so hard that when he slammed into the wall, picture frames fell onto the ground at my feet. Images of all the happy days we used to have together as a family on vacation stared up at me. All that happiness, and Mom had still betrayed me.

“Get the fuck out of here, Oliver. And don’t come back.”

Before he could rip me back again, I stormed through the house and to the living room. Fury rushed through me the more and more I thought about the video.

How could Mom do this to me? How could she betray me? Betray Maddie?

What the fuck is wrong with her?!

“Mom!” I shouted in the living room. “Where the fuck are you?”

“Alec?” she hummed, skipping down the staircase with a huge grin. “Dinner’s almost ready. I just have to—” When she stepped onto the last stair and saw the gun in my hand, she stopped and shuffled back against the railing. “What are you doing with that?”

“Get down here,” I growled, gesturing with the gun for her to walk forward.

Mom raised her hands and slowly walked toward me.

Oliver grabbed my shoulder from behind. “Come on, Alec. Think about this.”

As if Mom hadn’t seen Oliver before now, she glanced over at him, eyes widening even more. “Oliver, what are you doing here? You should be at home. I’m having dinner with my family tonight.”

“What? Were you two planning on meeting up?” I growled, moving the gun between him and her. “Did Oliver show up when he shouldn’t have? Is he only a little late-night fuck buddy for you, Mom?!”

Oliver raised his hands and stepped back. “The fuck, dude? Don’t point that at me! I already told you that I cut it off with her. But she won’t stop texting me and asking me to come over. We haven’t done anything together since you found out.”

I nodded aggressively. “Hmm, is that right, Mom? Did you want to get rid of him too? Is that why you kidnapped him after Maddie uncovered the truth about you and him? Were you pissed at her for that?”

“I don’t know what you’re talking about,” she said.

“Did you use Oliver to get closer to Maddie?” I snarled.

“Sweetheart, you’re scaring me,” Mom said, faking surprise. “You’re talking nonsense.”

“Stop fucking stalling!” I shouted. “Did you fucking use Oliver to get closer to Maddie?!”

The innocence dropped from Mom’s face, her perfect facade wavering. “No.”

“You’re lying.”

“I’m not lying, Alec. I told you why I was with him.”

“Stop fucking lying to me!” I shouted. “That’s all you’ve done my entire life!”

“Put the gun down, Alec.”

“No. I want answers.”

“Answers? Why don’t you tell me why you’re pointing a gun at your mother?”

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