Page 112 of Anger

Tanner’s eyes are pinned squarely on Shane. I prefer them there. Means they’re not on me.

“Were you or were you not responsible for cornering Brinley and getting the information on her father?”

My brows tug together because that name sounds so familiar. Where have I heard it before?

The group launches into a lengthy discussion about a bunch of people I couldn’t give two shits about, and of course Jase is still crying about his hard-on for Everly, but one name keeps tapping at my noggin.

Brinley.

I know I’ve heard it.

I scratch my head.

Why do I know that name?

And then it comes to me.

He also thinks I’ll have to walk back and forth to work all the time because he’s not giving me rides anymore, my friend Brinley takes care of that…

Blue.

She mentioned that name when we were arguing about Granger.

It has to be the same person. How many women can be running around this town with that name?

By the time I turn my attention back to the conversation at hand, Jase fires off some bullshit which has Shane lunging for him.

Both Ezra and I jump from our spots in the room to grab Shane, while Mason and Sawyer grab Jase. Meanwhile, Gabriel and Tanner are losing their shit as we drag the idiots away from each other.

Tanner storms in our direction to get in Shane’s face.

“And you, calm the fuck down, and stop fighting with your brothers. How is Brinley worth that?”

Shane glares at Tanner, his shoulders rounded for another fight. Ezra and I clamp down our hold on him a little tighter. He keeps trying to tug away like he may lunge at Tanner.

Maybe I should start paying more attention at these meetings.

Some of this shit is entertaining.

“Oh, you’re one to talk,” Shane quips. “I seem to remember a night at Yale when you were chasing Luca—”

“Shut your fucking mouth.” Tanner’s face is a deep crimson.

But Shane won’t back down. He’s never been the type.

“If anybody is going after Brinley, it’ll be me. I won’t budge on that.”

I glance at Shane, surprised like hell to hear him so adamant about any of the tasks Tanner assigns us.

Studying him, I wonder if he’s simply pissed because he couldn’t finish the job, or…

No way.

There’s no fucking way.

The way Shane is acting, it leads me to think he’s actuallyinterestedin a woman for once.

Having made the connection between Blue and Brinley, I wonder if I can somehow assist Shane in getting his girl.

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