Blood Contract(Wolf Creek Pack 8)(9)

“You have something to say?”

“You can’t tell me you don’t have any money,” Sully said.

“We’ve done business with your father for several years. We’ve even been to your family’s estate. Your father has more money than he knows what to do with.”

“My father does, yes,” Danny snapped and then shoved his thumb at his chest. “I, however, barely have a cent to my name. I work two jobs just to keep a roof over my head. That doesn’t even count the cost of my tuition and books. Being poor sucks.”

Sully seemed totally confused. “But he’s your father.”

Danny arched an eyebrow. “And?”

“Why isn’t he paying for your tuition? He has enough money.”

“Because he hates my guts,” Danny said with all the contempt he felt for his father lacing his voice. “And believe me, the feeling is entirely mutual. Why do you think I signed that damn contract?”



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Sully frowned, tilting his head to one side for a moment, looking as though he were contemplating what Danny had just asked. “Why did you sign the contract?”

“My father promised to never contact me again if I gave him a sample of my blood. If my blood was compatible, I was to donate it to Sam—” Danny’s eyes widened. “Oh my god, Samuel!”

“Who?”

“My brother, Samuel.” Danny brought his hands around to his chest and started ringing them together as worry for his twin brother took hold of him. “My father said that Samuel was sick, that he was in a coma. He said that Samuel needed my blood.”

“I’ve never met Samuel.”

Danny blinked as his hands fell to his sides, his concern for his brother momentarily forgotten in his confusion. “You’ve never met Samuel?”

“No.” Sully shook his head, looking even more puzzled than before. “I’ve never even heard of him.”

Danny scratched his head as he tried to figure out who was on first. “But you said you’ve been doing business with my father for years and that you’ve been to Westhaven Estate.”

“We have.”

“Then how could you not have met Samuel?” Danny asked. “He lives there. He’s involved in all of my father’s business dealings. He’s being trained to take over for my father when he retires.”

Sully tilted his head again, only this time, he tilted it toward Dominic. After a moment, he nodded and turned to look back at Danny. “Your father never told us about Samuel nor did we ever meet him. As far as we knew, you were his only child, and we only found out about you last month.”

Danny’s head snapped back as the impact of Sully’s words hit him head-on. “That’s not right. I need to find out what happened to Samuel. We might not have always gotten along, but he’s still my brother.”



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Sully gave Danny a quick nod as his jaw tightened. “We’ll find out what happened to him, Danny. I promise.”

“Thank you,” Danny said as he ran his hand through his hair, tugging on the ends. He needed a haircut, he thought absently. His hair was practically to his shoulders now as it was. His mother would have a fit if it wasn’t trim and styled.

Mother!

“Can I use your phone?” Danny asked quickly, his head snapping around frantically. “I need a phone so I can call and ask my mother what happened to Samuel. As long as father doesn’t find out I’m calling, she’ll tell me.”

“Why would your father be upset if you called your mother?”

“I’m not allowed to call home.” Danny shrugged, not caring who knew what a bastard his father truly was. “I still do, though. I just have to make sure I call when father isn’t around or he’ll take it out on my mother.”

“He hits her?” Sully snapped angrily as he jumped to his feet, outraged apparent on his face.

“God, no, he’d never hit her.” Danny snorted. “That would leave marks, and he couldn’t have the neighbors thinking badly of him. It might damage the reputation he’s spent so many years, and more money than god, to build.”

Sully suddenly chuckled as his features relaxed. “Yes, I did get that impression from him.”

Danny shrugged again. “Yeah, well, try living it. It’s just another reason I don’t want anything to do with my father.”

Sully rubbed his hand across his chin as he studied Danny. “You really signed the contract so that your father wouldn’t have anything to do with you?”

“You read it, didn’t you?”

Sully nodded.