Alex’s pov

“Mom, are you sure about this? Marcus seems okay but his son… that prick from the other team is here staring like he owns the place already.”

I muttered under my breath, standing stiff next to her in the sunny backyard tent while the officiant got ready.

My stomach kept twisting tight as the morning heat pressed down on us. Sweat trickled down my back under this button up shirt that felt too damn tight.

She squeezed my arm and smiled wide, her eyes bright. “Alex honey, today is about family. Ryan is part of that now. Smile for me okay? You two will get along fine once...