Chapter 36

“He’s your brother; I believe that’s what siblings excel at. I’m sure being twins must be worse.” I jest with an empty smile plastered in place and a smooth tone to mask my uneasy feelings. The bubbling tension tying my stomach in knots is unsettling.

“I didn’t mean to scare you. Gino didn’t mean half the shit he said either, so disregard it. It’s about getting back at me and has nothing to do with you. He’s still sore about me hitting him when we were teens, and when he’s on something, he turns into a shithead, a bit like I do.” He gives me a one-shoulder shrug and dips his head as he works out a knot in his other. Avoiding my eye for a second, I think I am seeing the first hints of genuine emotion from the man. A sincere apology and a touch of remorse for Gino.

“So he said… Did you really put your twin in intensive care? How mad must you have been to almost kill your brother?” The shiver which runs down my spine makes me visibly flinch, and he sits back when the barten