“Tell me I can trust you with my life and mean it, and I’ll tell you if I’ve ever thought about quitting. And what would happen if I did.”
I turn my face to the pillow and exhale the breath I’ve been holding. “Tell me I won’t have to choose between you and Nat and mean it, and I’ll say you can trust me with your life.”
“It’s not only her you’d be choosing. It’s everything and everyone else.”
I whisper, “I know.”
“I’d never ask you to make that choice, lass.” He pauses. “But she might.”
“No f*****g way she would.”
“The Irish Mob killed Kazimir’s entire family. Did you know that?”
Stunned, I look over my shoulder at him. “What?”
He nods. “His parents were murdered over a missed protection payment. And both his young sisters, too.” He looks away. His voice lowers. “They had other thin
