Chapter 20
His lips parted, but he didn’t speak. He’d been guarding the information for so long, shoving it down deep, refusing to let it surface, that it took several attempts to let the words flow freely.
He sat on the edge of the bed and took a deep breath, preparing to let Allison in to a life he’d tried to bury for so long.
“I joined the force as soon as I could. I was twenty-one when I got my badge. Within a few months, I was working to take down the mob. Particularly my father. He foolishly thought I joined so he would have someone on the inside.”
“Why did you join? I mean, why were you so determined to end your father’s reign? Did you not have a good relationship?”
“That’s the thing. We did. He was there for me when my mom died. Comforted me, raised me, made me want for nothin
