My Brother Kept Bragging About a Deal He’d Already Lost

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David murmured, “Not helping, man.”

Marcus ignored him.

He stepped toward the table, toward me. “You kept this hidden on purpose.”

“Yes.”

“To embarrass me?”

“No. To protect myself.”

His face did the thing.

The little twitch near his left eye. He’d had it since high school when he was caught lying and needed a second to build the next lie.

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