(Noah)
By the time I reached the main room, word had already spread.
It always did.
Brothers were coming in from different parts of the compound, coffee in hand, conversations cutting off as they spotted me. Some nodded. Others asked how Roan was without stopping long enough for a full conversation.
"He'll be fine," I told each of them.
That answer seemed to settle something.
I walked to the head of the table and rested my hands on the back of my chair.
"We're having church in five."
Nobody argued.
Chairs scraped against the floor as brothers disappeared to find anyone who hadn't made it inside yet. Within minutes everyone had settled into their seats.
Dante took the seat on my right.
Dex dropped into his usual chair across from him. Jace, Lewis, Cam and the others followed, tal
