"Maybe you should change."

"Why?"

"You look scary."

Brodie looked down at his clothes. "I'm wearing trousers and a cotton shirt. What's scary about that?"

"I don't think she's talking about your attire, Iain," said Logan, who was sitting on the couch, watching a soccer match on TV. "It's how you wear it, mate."

Brodie turned to me, his eyebrows knitted in question. "How do I wear it?"

He stood tall and straight. His muscles pushed against the ...