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Andrew, Silas, Lucas, and Vance were Marcus's bros in the real world, the friends he had met during his years at Crestwood University.
The five of them had played together on the university's basketball team, their bond forged through years of relentless training, hard-fought games, and the quiet understanding that only teammates develop when they rely on one another completely. By the time they reached their sophomore year, that connection had grown so strong that they had formally sworn brotherhood, promising that no matter where life carried them, they would always stand together.
On the court, they had fought side by side and carved their names into the school's history, leading Crestwood to a run of victories that people on campus still talked about long after the season ended.
Marcus had always played Point Guard, the team's Number One, the one responsible for controlling the rhythm of the game and directing every play.
