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Chapter 4

“You don’t look half bad yourself,” Gideon said as he raked his gaze from head to toe over his tall, slender brother. “A bit like a mountain man of old, minus the facial hair, but still not bad.” As Braden was wearing a dark beige leather jacket and matching pants that were obviously handmade, the mountain man analogy worked. “What the hell are you doing here? It’s not safe. Vicario was at my place less than an hour ago, looking for you.”

“Then it’s a good thing I didn’t ask you for sanctuary, isn’t it?” Braden replied with a tight smile.

“No shit.” Gideon gestured to the boulder a couple of feet from the one he’d been using. “Sit and tell me what the hell’s going on with you.”

Braden did as asked, waiting for Gideon to settle as well, and then said, “I wasn’t quite as clever as I thought and almost got caught relieving the bastard of some of his illicit gains. Now, I’m on the run.”

“Like that’s news,” Gideon muttered. “Why come here?”