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happened to me.”
    I gasped at Kelvin’s show of devotion to me, drawing a little too much attention to myself. After a brief glare from Clarence, the Carters continued their conversation as if I wasn’t in the room.
    “I see what you’re saying, Junior. I really do. But, you know how we do things. You know how this works. It’d be best if you didn’t go against the grain on this one,” Michael stated.
    “Well, you know me, Uncle Mikey, always going against the grain. I don’t mean to cause you guys any problems, but there’s no way I’m changing my mind on this. If you want to give me extra security until we figure out who was behind this, that’s fine. But, you protect Lilliana too. It was you who told me that we could never be safe unless I told her everything, and that we both had to play by the rules. Well, here we are. She knows everything, and we’re ready to play by the rules. So let’s make it work.”
    Michael took a second to think about it. He reached up and rubbed his long chin hair, forcing me to have to hold back a giggle. He looked around at all of his brothers as if he was waiting for one of them so say something. Like he was hoping that one of them would talk some sense into Kelvin. I, on the other hand, knew that Kelvin was not going to budge. He and I had been through so much together, and if there was one thing I knew about Kelvin Carter Jr, it was that he loved me. He wasn’t going to leave here without making sure that I was safe as well.
    After an awkwardly long pause, Kelvin’s youngest uncle, Deshaun, finally spoke up. “We have to bring this to Senior. He won’t like it.”
    The room stayed quiet for a moment, like they were all letting it soak in. I still hadn’t met “Senior,” but I could tell that all of Kelvin’s uncles were a little timid when it came to him. They seemed to try to get as much business done without him having to get involved as they could, and they didn’t seem to like having to bring issues to his table.
    “You’re right, Deshaun,” Mikey said, still rubbing his long goatee. “How do you think Senior’s gonna like this?” He wasn’t looking at anyone in particular, so I had no clue who he was talking to. It took a while for Deshaun to speak up.
    “Like I said, he won’t like it. I don’t think he’ll be down for this.”
    “I think you’re right,” Clarence agreed. “He won’t like it. Which is why I don’t think we need to bring this to him. You are The Family’s priority, Kelvin.
    Kelvin let out a loud sigh before pushing his chair backwards and standing up.
    “This is fucking ridiculous. I’m The Family’s priority? Well, she’s mine. So, if The Family wants to protect me, then it has to protect her. Otherwise, I might as well just take my chances on my own.”
    Mikey tried to get a word in. “Kelvin, your father—”
    “I don’t give a fuck what my father thinks!” Kelvin snapped. Then, we heard the door slam closed behind us, followed by an unfamiliar voice.
    “Is that so?”
    Kelvin Carter Sr. had just walked into the room. And he looked pissed.

 
     
     
    “Everybody get the fuck out,” Kelvin Sr. barked. His tone was extremely harsh and sent a small chill up my spine.
    The other members of The Family didn’t waste a second getting up from their chairs and heading towards the door. When Kelvin and I tried to stand up, Senior let us know he had other plans for us.
    “Not you two!” he snapped. “Mikey, you stay too. You too, Tommy.” Mikey didn’t look like he wanted to have anything to do with what was about to happen, but he slowly lowered himself back into his seat. Thomas Black hadn’t even started moving anyway, so he just nodded to Senior and crossed his arms.
    All of the Carters had a few features that made it obvious that they were related. They all had deep, dark brown eyes, and they all looked like they could’ve been linebackers for the Chicago Bears. Mikey looked more like an offensive lineman, at