"Shut up." He could tell Noah accepted it, and it would confuse and hurt him if they spoke these in front of him; he would make sure to deal with this, Mike Welsh; he put it in his mind, and he would settle the score once he got everything sorted.

His voice silenced everyone, especially the adult ones; they understood David Xiver was in a rage, and they shouldn’t provoke him right now.

Everyone fell silent. Nina was more afraid than anyone. She knew her brother was furious with her, but it's no