Chapter 43 - Ryder

“Hey, Eth,” I say, walking into the house and seeing my other brother in the kitchen, sipping a beer. I give him a little wave, but don’t move to give him a hug.

I hug my parents and my sister, but I don’t hug my brothers. They hug each other, but…well that isn’t the relationship that we have with each other. And though this is a meeting for us to get to know each other better and bury the hatchet, I’m not going to push my luck.

The fact that I clapped Nate on the shoulder was the most that I had touched either of my brothers outside of training in years.

“Hey, Ryder. I meant to tell you how well you did in your spar against Tomas yesterday, but you ran off so quickly after training that I didn’t get to say anything,” Ethan says. He’s hesitant for a second and then walks towards me. I’m not sure what he’s planning on doing until h puts a hand up to clap around my shoulder.

Not quit a hug, but much more friendly than it’s been for we