Now that Kade had time to stop and think, he realized he probably shouldn’t have charged straight to Timmy’s house in anger. He should have thought things through. Now, he was standing in an alley surrounded by the man he intended to rough up—and a few of his friends. Shit, did this guy hang out with his pals all the time? How did things get this far? It all started after he stormed out on his family. The argument still burned in his chest, replaying every ugly word he’d thrown at his father, and his mother’s continuous silence. He couldn’t sit still. To take the edge off, he decided to do something stupid at the spur of the moment. So he’d gone looking for Timmy. First, he went to Timmy’s place. When he wasn’t there, he tried Eden. Still no sign of him. About to give up, he bumpe

