!!! *** WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS MATERIALS THAT SOME READERS MAY FIND DISTRESSING! SUCH AS VIOLENCE, GUNS, AND CHILD ENDANGERMENT! READER DISCRETION ADVISED! *** !!! ********************************************** Kieran's P.O.V. *************************************************** ~ Ten years ago, Kieran Age: 8 ~ *************************************************** "You promise to tell me if your uncle tries to get you to do anything illegal, right?" Dad asked as we pulled into Uncle Mal's long driveway. I fought the urge to roll my eyes. "Yeah, of course Dad," I replied, lying out of my a.ss. "And you do know that gambling is illegal, right? The way that your uncle does it-" "Yeah, Dad, trust me," I cut him off. "If Uncle Mal is still having poker nights, it's after I go to

