They were identical, down to the defiance that shimmered in their eyes. He stood in the doorway, his hands up, showing he was unarmed. “What are you doing here, Thorben?” Taber kept his aim pointed at his brother. “I called Ty to inform him Kenneth’s sister and niece were safe. He mentioned you were here. I had a feeling something was going awry. I’m only here to help. I spotted Travis with Sanchez last week and when they saw me, Travis ran off. I thought he was up to something, but I never expected…” His words trailed off as anger replaced the sadness in his tone. “Theodore called to find out when I’d be back. He needed help making a delivery and Travis split on him. I put Travis’ actions together and figured he’d be here. I’m sorry I was late. I hit some bad weather flying in.” “Thorben, I want to believe you, but after what Travis did you’ll understand if I find your timing suspicious.” “I might be a pain in the ass and we haven’t always seen eye-to-eye.”
