Unhinged (Necessary Evils, #1)

by Onley James

“Noah had his chance to get his revenge. He stuck a gun in my face. He wanted to kill me. When I showed him who his father really was, he instantly backed down. He doesn’t want to ruin us. He just likes being with me. Why is that so hard to believe?” Atticus sighed. “How is he going to feel when he realizes your whole life is a fraud? That you’re not this charming playboy supermodel?” “He knows. I don’t have to pretend around him. He knows exactly who and what I am and he accepts me.” Atticus darted his gaze to August, aggressively gesturing to Adam in a do something with him gesture. August shook his head. “Adam, you’re putting us all in danger by associating with this boy.” “Atticus almost married that psycho Kendra, and none of you batted an eye at that train wreck,” Adam snapped. “She didn’t know about our secrets,” Archer said, sounding bored. Adam could feel his anger rising. “Exactly. If she had, she would have used it to drain our family dry. She was an absolute fucking nightmare. Noah doesn’t want anything from us. Besides, if you’re so concerned he’s going to go run and tell the world, wouldn’t the more prudent move be to keep him close, not alienate him further?” “Adam, you’re being childish,” Atticus said. Adam shot a glare in Atticus’s direction. “Why are you even here? Shouldn’t you be synthesizing a protein or growing ears on the back of rats or something? Why do you care who or what I’m doing all of a sudden?” “I care for the same reason we all do. There ar...