"You know I know him, right?" I ask Demyan, referring to Killian.
"Of course, Killian was the one who made things easier for me to get to you. Without him, it would've been a little harder to pull it off."
"And you trust him?" I ask with feigned disinterest.
I take advantage of Killian not being here and drink the rest of the wine in my glass.
Suck on that, asshole.
"See the scar on his face, milaya? He earned it protecting me."
"And that makes him some sort of saint in your devotion?"
"He has a brilliant mind," he answers. "And I’ve known how to use it to my advantage. Killian is too smart when it comes to business. Besides, I'm not an i***t, I made sure everything he told me about his life was true. That move he pulled on his brother was fantastic, don't you think?"
"Of course."
