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Levin.

Levin: Everything alright?

I stared at his name.

My throat closed.

Because I had to tell him his brother was dead.

The same brother he’d hated.

The same brother he’d wanted revenge on.

The same brother who had cost him seven years of his life.

Still his fucking brother though.

I pressed his name.

He answered on the first ring.

“Sam?”

I covered my mouth.

“Levin.”

His voice immediately changed.

“What happened?”

I cried.

“Xay. They found him.”

“What you mean they found him?”

I squeezed my eyes shut.

“He’s dead.”

Nothing.

Not one sound.

“Levin?”

Still nothing.

“What?”

“They said they found him in Newark this morning.”

“No.”

His voice was different now.

“Levin—”