#Chapter358

Trouble is brewing

Larkin

As the semester was ending, we worked to draw Derek out and take care of him. Dad and our uncles were arriving to bring us home from school. We didn’t let sleeping dogs lie. We were causing more problems than we needed.

Have you ever poked at a vicious animal? You poke them enough. They finally attack. That’s what happened between Derek and us. Except it came at someone else’s expense, Mia.

Our dad and uncles showed up.

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Lakin

Mia and I were on our way to the house when that tool and his cronies’ sheep grabbed us.

He knew I would beat his...