Page 103 of Sweet Sin

“What’s going on out here?” Mom asks.

“Nothing,” Dad says. “Falcon and Savannah are staying here with Raven tonight, if she’s okay with it, of course.”

Raven will be fine with both of us staying. She knows what Vannah and I have both been through the past couple days.

“Let’s head out, Star,” Dad says. “Hawk?”

“I’m going to get a bite and then hang with Raven a little longer.”

Dad nods, and he and Mom walk toward the elevators.

“So?” Hawk eyes Savannah. “Just what do we have here?”

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SAVANNAH

I need to stay with Falcon. We need each other.

But even if that weren’t the case, I wouldn’t be leaving the hospital. I have an ulterior motive.

I want to look in on Mrs. Shaw. And then Giancarlo.

I can’t tell Falcon. He’ll want to go with me, and I need to talk to Giancarlo alone.

“So?” Hawk eyes me. “Just what do we have here?”

“You know the whole story, I assume,” Falcon says. “Unless Dad didn’t tell you.”

“Dad told me.”

“Good,” Falcon says, “because I just told it to a fucking detective today and I have no desire to rehash it all.”

“Everything good?” Hawk asks.

Falcon shakes his head. “How can you even ask that, with Ray back here?”

“Trying for levity,” Hawk says. “It’s my way. She’ll be all right, Fal. She has to be.”

“Damned right she has to be.”

“I’ll let the two of you talk,” I say, peeking into the room. Raven seems to be sleeping.

Falcon grabs my arm. “You stay right here.”

“You going to answer me?” Hawk raises his eyebrows.

“About what’s going on with us?” I ask.

“This is on me, Vannah,” Falcon says.

“Falcon, we have nothing to hide.” I turn to Hawk and look into his big blue eyes. They’re laced with fear and sadness for his sister. “I’m in love with your brother.”

“You are?” A voice says from behind me. “Lucky me.”

I turn.

Wow. This one’s tall too. And hot. A little thinner than the other two but no less muscular and with a boyish look that makes him more pretty than handsome.

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