Tears started to fall down her face and he or she swirled in direction of me, indignant. “What did you do to him?” She turned her gaze to Knight, betrayal in her expression. “You probably did this.”

I stepped ahead and squat down in entrance of her. “Sweetheart,” I gave her a comforting smile, “James did this to himself.”

“Liar!” She was virtually spitting fireplace, her blue eyes blazing. Apparently, their fiery character was genetic.

I shook my head. “I am not.” I loosened my tie, then started to undo the highest buttons of my shirt.

“Coulter,” Dante growled, however I ignored him.

Reaching ahead, I took Raven’s hand, and, pulling my shirt aside so she may see the injuries on my chest, I led her hand to them.

“See this, Raven? James did this to me.”

On the first contact on my chest, she yanked her hand again, prefer it’d scalded her. I did not pressure her to look or contact however, at my encouraging nod, she tentatively reached ahead once more and softly ran her fingers over the injuries on my chest. Her eyes have been cautious as she checked out me. “He did this to you?”

I nodded.

She frowned, a snark to her tone. “Did you deserve it?”

I chuckled. “Most likely.” I stood up, fixing my shirt and tie. “Knight.”

Knight stood and, wrapping his fingers round Raven’s arm, he pulled her in direction of the door, regardless of her loud protest. The final sound we heard earlier than the door closed was Knight reassuring her that her brother could be okay.

“Now,” I mentioned, standing between James and his line of sight to the door, the place he was nonetheless staring, “you’ll decide what occurs to her subsequent.”

This time, when James checked out me, there was no defiance, no anger, solely pure and utter defeat. “You win.”

“I do not need to win, James, I need info.”

“What do you need to know?”

“Why did not you inform my father that Aster was with me?”

“As a result of she stepped in between me and the gun you have been pointing at my head.”

I shook my head, questioning how on earth meddling, spirited Aster may acquire his loyalty so shortly.

She was impulsive and reckless. But, she nonetheless managed to shortly worm her manner into individuals’s hearts.

Even chilly, lifeless, mafioso hearts.

“Inform me the place the pocket book is.” I did not want it anymore. I knew why my father had taken Bourbon’s blood however, if my father had gone to the difficulty of getting that pocket book, it have to be price one thing.

“It is in his room, at your own home, within the secure below the ground in his closet. The code to get in is 8405690.”

“What’s within the pocket book?”

A beefy shoulder got here up. “I do not know.”

I believed him. If it was that useful, my father would not belief anybody with the data inside it.

I used to be carried out with James, apart from another factor. I stepped ahead and pressed the nuzzle of the gun to his brow.

He stared straight into my eyes with zero concern. It was admirable, the way in which he stared down demise. “I’ve one favor to ask. Care for Raven. Please. Do not let her get dragged into this world. She doesn’t have anybody else.”

I hesitated, my finger on the set off.

“Please, Coulter. I’m begging you. If you need, I am going to get down on my knees and beg.”

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