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He was about as old as my old man, and they had done business together.
“You know your father would burn the whole world down if he knew what you were into, right?”
“Why does it matter to you? You’re still getting paid regardless.”
“Call it genuine curiosity. You were born with a silver spoon in your mouth, and you still choose to live a life of crime. Explain that to me.”
“It’s in my blood,” I simply stated.
“Your father didn’t have a choice, but you do. It’s something more than that. It’s almost like a personal vendetta for you. Why?”
“What is this, a goddamn therapy session?”
“And here I thought we were friends.”
“Friends is a term I use loosely.”
I stood and left.
With a guilty conscience.
With a broken heart.
With my mind and body ready to kill.
They started a war, and now it was up to me…To end it.
Or it will end.
CHAPTER
TWENTY-FIVE
LUKE
Another day.
Another black-fucking-tie event where the corrupt gathered with masks like they were part of the Illuminati.
Sloan consumed my thoughts.
My actions.
The same way she always had since the first time I laid eyes on her.
Although no matter how hard I tried or how many people I threatened, I still couldn’t find her.
I shook off my demons, knowing now was not the time nor the place to reminisce about the hold she’d forever have on me. I was worried sick, trying to keep my shit together and my temper in check. The last thing I needed was to cause her more harm than I already had.
So I simply straightened the lapels of my tuxedo jacket and exited the limo shortly afterten o’clock, welcoming the cool night breeze attempting to soothe the inferno burning inside me. I walked through a well-maintained courtyard full of greenery that went on for miles, enclosing the vast property where the event was being held.
I swiftly made my way over to the two sets of stairs to the main entrance, where several men stood checking guests in at the door.
I didn’t waver, saying the safe words that would let me in, which was a quote from Alice in Wonderland. “Follow me down the rabbit hole.”
Sick fucks.
They nodded, checked my fake passport, and handed it back to me.
