“Don’t worry big brother. I picked up an extra shift at the club, as you requested.” She wasn’t one for following orders, but Augustus didn’t ask much of his younger sister, so when he asked she always followed through. Always. Hell, he could tell her to jump off a cliff and she would do it. She trusted him, one hundred percent. “Tell me, did you and your friends have fun at the festival? I heard it was quite the blast.” Alessia was very observant. She paid attention, and she picked up on things here and there. She liked to be in the know, even if she didn’t involve herself with all of the war nonsense. “You promised me a bag full of goodies,” she reminded him. AJ always had a sweet tooth, and though she could buy her own confectionaries, her brother always came through. “Oh hell, why so glum? Don’t tell me you’re having second thoughts, brother.” @ofthedcrkness










