My rule had always been: never harm the innocent. I know I'm not innocent, but I have never hurt the harmless ones. I had only gotten rid of those who needed to be wiped from the face of the Earth, those who had innocent blood on their palms, men who shouldn't be allowed to see the light.
I might not be innocent, but I had rules.
Even if the man had been ordered to hurt a harmless person who wasn't Lylah, I would have gotten my men to deal with him. I wouldn't have let him off the hook.
I grabbed my black gloves and wore them, a preventive measure of mine. Wouldn't want to get infected.
"I... I didn't know!" He shook his head, still pleading for his life. "He... George told me she stole from him! He made me believe she needed —"
"That wasn't what I heard." I picked up a pair of plie
