“Tell that to the sponsors,” I say. “Tell that to the labels. They don’t care about the girl. They care about the revenue stream. And right now, I’m a liability. You standing next to me in HD, saying ‘she’s mine,’ doesn’t exactly scream ‘low risk investment.’”
He exhales slowly.
“This isn’t just about money,” he says. “It’s about your safety. Your ability to walk down a street without being tackled by men in masks again.”
“You just told me I’m not allowed to walk down a street until Marco’s dead,” I say. “So forgive me if I’m not prioritizing street freedom in this conversation.”
He goes very still.
“I’m offering you a way to control something,” he says. “Anything. You keep asking for a choice. This is one.”
“It’s not,” I say. “It’s you handing me two flavors of poison and asking whi
