~ JOHN-PAUL ~
JP locked eyes with his brother and used the link.
Don’t do this, Tomas. Not like this. It’s not the time, or the place. We’ve just had a helluva day. Neither of us is at our best. And you won’t get your answers this way.
Then because others were starting to scent the tension, he forced himself to soften his features. “We want your help, Tomas. Of course we do. But it’s been a long day. We’ll talk about that tomorrow.”
Tomas’s face remained stony. “But—”
“Remember, Tomas? Remember the rules?” JP said tightly as some of the cousins started to shift in their seats. The family had had rules for Tomas since he was a teenager and would dominate mealtimes and family gatherings for hours with his current obsession.
What had started as a joke—a safe word that family members u
