A fight with Adelaide came as no surprise. He didn’t want to go on another mission so soon after losing their home. The safe house was more fortified than most, but Biloxi sat right on the Gulf. Their anonymity might keep them reasonably safe in his absence, but “might” wasn’t good enough when it came to Kenna. He needed to know she would be okay. And no amount of assurances from the two women—and Ken herself—would convince him otherwise.
Not that it mattered. His access to free housing, money, and care for Kenna would dry up if he didn’t listen to Adelaide. So, even though he thought they should be spending every bit of energy and time trying to track Madera down, he had to accept it when she insisted he go on a more concrete hunt, one they’d been researching for months. Anyway, Katya an
