Page 41 of Chasing Shelter

Kye

Narced on me for sneaking out junior year.

Cope

I mean, he reported me to Mom for throwing that party while she was gone, but it seems a little long to hold a grudge.

Kye

I just thought it was time to bring our wounds out into the open since he’s still trying to rule with an iron fist.

Annoyance and amusement flared as my fingers flew across the screen.

Me

You’re alive thanks to my narcing on you. You could say thank you.

Kyler had gotten mixed up with some seriously bad people inhis teen years, and it had taken Nora, Lolli, and a family friend who was a sheriff to get him out of it without jail time or worse.

Kye

I was grounded for six months.

Rhodes

For the amount of gray hair you gave Nora, it should’ve been a year.

Fallon

This still isn’t funny. Too soon.

Kye

Sorry, Fal.

She’d taken that period of time the hardest, and while Kye could make light of it now, I wasn’t sure she ever would.

Fallon

You’re not, but you will be when my next glitter bomb detonates.

Kye

Cruel and unusual punishment.

Fallon

Mess with the bull and get the horns.

Shep

What did Trace do to bring on your wrath, anyway?

I wanted to know. I hadn’t blown his cover for family dinner recently. Hadn’t reported any reckless behavior to Nora or Fallon.

Kye

Nothing. I just heard from a birdie that Ellie rearranged his cabinets and wanted to give him shit.

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