Chapter 31 : Brothers By Choice

Kenny's POV "You should go on without me." I didn't like where this was headed. I didn't like how David had been posturin', actin' as he owned me on principal. He hadn't tried any of that Alpha control on me since the second mark, but I didn't like how he'd tested the limits whenever the mood struck him. Almost like Hurt was desperate for me to return his affections. If this had been under different circumstances, maybe we could have been friends. Hurt was an asshole, he needed a good sortin' out, but it wasn't like the Dropouts were no strangers to big egos. He could be dealt with, swayed a little with good intentions, and—honestly speakin'—I think if anyone gave a rat's ass about him, David wouldn't be so… …Vitriolic… Even still, knowing that underneath that asshole mentality, there was still a good man underneath, I didn't trust him with Wells. Wells was—besides being the mouthiest, most cynical shit this side of the Rio Grande—special. I'd been…havi