Adrian stiffened when Jesse pulled him into a hug, but he relaxed a moment later. "It's not your fault, Jesse," he tried to assure his brother. A glance over Jesse's shoulder let Adrian know Nicholas was fuming in the corner.
"He did it for years, until I couldn't take it anymore and I had to leave. It's why I became a missionary. It was the quickest way to get me the farthest distance away. He started doing it more and more and I was afraid it would start happening every day-"