â€œGo to sleep.â€ Taylor said in a clipped tone. There was no way to salvage any relationship with Xander. The man had murdered their father, in cold blood. He had ripped his old man to shreds and left him to bleed out on the cabin floor. It had taken Taylor weeks to clean the blood away and months to take the stench of death away from the house. He just didnâ€™t have the heart to tell Meko that it was all an extremely lost cause. Taylor wouldnâ€™t be able to stand the look Meko would have on his face or the words the teenager would say.<br/><br/>â€œI am not that old.â€ Taylor added with a near playful growl as he slumped in his seat and let his muscles loosen to a more relaxed state. His eyes flicked over to the mirror and watched the man that shared his fatherâ€™s blood drive the car up the winding road. He knew they shared similarities, he knew that they shared several personality traits but he was nothing like that monster.<br/><br/>Xanderâ€™s jaw was clenched tight, the muscle ticking rapidly beneath his skin, and his fists were curled around the steering wheel tight enough that his knuckles were turning white. The stupid kid was pushing his luck. He was talking about things he had no idea about. Xander knew he didnâ€™t because Taylor would never tell such a deep dark secret to someone that heâ€™d only known for a month or so.<br/><br/>â€œWeâ€™re almost there.â€ He answered the teenagerâ€™s next question before the boy could even ask. He knew how kids worked. Xander had been around his fare share while helping his mother out before leaving. Besides, he didnâ€™t think heâ€™d be able to handle hearing that voice again. At least he couldnâ€™t without pulling over and snatching Meko out of the car and dropping him off the edge of the fucking mountain.<br/><br/>Xander regretted looking through the mirror when his eyes clashed with his brothers. It was Taylor who had got the eyes from their father. He hated looking into those eyes. It brought up far too many unwelcomed memories. Those damn eyes are the reason he became what he did. They were the reason he no longer had a family. It brought a miniscule amount of joy to him when it was Taylor who looked away first.