“I can’t do any of that. We had an agreement which we both honored.”
“I was nineteen. I had no idea what I was getting into or how it would affect the rest of my life. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a job when you’re an ex-con? I can never apply for any decent job because I can’t pass a background check.” No one ever warned him the past would haunt his every move.
“What do you expect to happen now?”
Connor shrugged. He didn’t have an answer because everything had changed for him. He thought he could use Fiona to get at Brady, but he no longer wanted to. He just wanted Fiona.
The acknowledgement bolted through him, startling his brain. He retrained his focus on Brady.
“How much will it take for you to leave Fiona alone?” Brady reached into his coat and withdrew a checkbook
