“None shall learn of it from me,” Gunfire said.
I was tired. The gears of my brain cranked slowly. I couldn’t be sure I was even rational. Gunfire probably wasn’t either. But the choice was simple.
Let Kendall have his way. Or trust someone who had placed his trust in me.
“It’s a deal.” The words tasted bad.
Gunfire let out a breath. “Thank you.”
My voice wanted to shake. I tried to force it steady. It came out flat. “What do you need?”
“I think you have the right idea. Sleep.”
Like my conscience would let me sleep now. “All right.”
“Tomorrow morning, I’ll figure it out.”
Despite my trepidation, in a few minutes exhaustion dragged me into my private darkness.
29I woke up a wreck.
My mouth tasted like the scum beneath Aunt Maria’s refrigerator. My left arm trembled with full-on p
