“I’m sure it wasn’t easy.” I empathized, thinking of Chaos and how he became a parental figure to Taryn overnight. “Alais has always been strong-willed and never takes s**t from anyone. When she turned eighteen last year, she got involved with an enforcer who works for my brother Henry. This guy got her hooked on d*ugs. To support her habit, Alias started working in one of Trevor’s clubs,” Sean explained, his face masked in deep sadness. He looked older than his years, with heavy lines and dark circles shadowing his vivid blue eyes; the unmistakable mark of a man who rarely slept. “My sister suddenly started coming home with more money than I knew strippers made. She was wearing expensive jewelry that her enforcer boyfriend would never have been able to afford. One day, I confronted her

