ant?" She aske

worry," I said

, I started to grow impatient waiting for

had sent me years ago, the task of findin

, I had never considered

so long and built a unique persona for him, bringing

dying anyway, continuing his bloodlin

into the envelope an

eone bumpe

e letter ou

ching in th

rms in case she

ssion stiffened,

ays, bending down to

of peach stung my nos

he opens to read and pretends

coded language only my brother could understand, we'd made i

fact that she knew me and wasn't afr

tricks to approach me in the past

t bride for my brothe

ck, I signalled for

ron finally arrived. I painfully watched her disappe

till tell them to leave, it's not too late." I

sick bed, I try to

a wrap, what

es to say, sh

ult thing for me. I nod, and head out to

the bar standing in lin

lling my men to

e?" I teased, obse

ertising your need for a w

king the seat

, I li

t's in for me" she lea

t makes you s

shru

ust a lucky but

t to be married to a sick dying

lse would I want to be associat

er thought I'd meet a woman like he

to one of my men behind me and w

ked, turning to see the ot

dy found

I decided to take her for

,what is he l

er . "My brother is ... different. You'd get to know onc

She sounded

ou hoped for?" I st

to me again

h. S

face made

bumping into people?"

an be silly

me, surprised. I flick an eyebrow, "

run a background check on m

s an official

dropout who works at Christy's, the local restaurant do

g out. You dared to approach me to get my attention

her again

t afraid?" I

why would I be afraid? I saw an opp

chuckled. "I wasn'

last I remembered. Harming you would've

I own the club." Her e

s room window, I caught him staring at

things, my men will come p

*

o Richard's room, I

to you when it is time"

secretive, that is why we need to keep a low prof

ng, but only ends up nodding. Hi

, a mental condition that caus

I'd taken up looking after him an

ad listened to me and stayed home on the night of the accident fiv

h my hands as I go d