Page 154 of Lethal Alliance

One without the blood, violence, and loyalty the bratva demands.

But the bratva is who I am. Who I've always been.

So I let her go.

What choice did I have?

But the bratva doesn't feel like home anymore.

And loyalty has started to chafe like a noose around my neck.

Home was Abby, but now she's gone.

I can't move on,

Even if she isn't coming back.

But what if she never really meant to leave?

What if she was taken?

Choosing Abby means betraying everything I thought I was.

It's a choice between my past, and the only future I've ever wanted.

But I love her.

And when it comes to Abby, there was never a choice.