NICHOLAS
“s**t!” I snapped, letting my fist fly into the brick wall, crushing the cigarette between my fingers.
This was supposed to be a simple family visit. Get in, get out. But of course, there had to be some kind of fallout. There always was. Emily hadn’t even flinched after everything that went down last night. That’s how far I’d dragged her into my screwed-up world… she barely blinked anymore.
I raked a hand down my face, pacing the narrow side of the hotel building. Her mutt of a cousin had finally handed over that oh-so-important gift she’d been so desperate to deliver. A watch. An old one. A Castillo heirloom, apparently. Fantastic. Because what I really needed right now was more mystery.
I still hadn't told her about the deal I made with her uncle. I was going to… I wanted to
