Chapter 115

115.

The shadows in his expression stilled her breath, but she couldn’t say it

was from fear. He was mesmerizing in his darkness, and she couldn’t find

fault with his actions in light of the circumstances. After a brief

consideration, she decided she would probably happily rid the world of her

own father, and she certainly would if she had the chance to get rid of Aldo.

“So Cormac saved you?”

“I saved myself and my family, baby, but he helped me hide the body.

The world just assumed that drunken fucker had finally shambled off into

obscurity, and the neighborhood breathed a sigh of relief.” He smiled,

loosening his hands around her head to brush her cheek gently. “My sister

and mother breathed a helluva lot easier, and life improved when I started

working with Cormac.”

“In the mafia.” She couldn’t hide her disdain. “Your improved life

came at the expense of others.” At his careless shrug, she asked, “Did you

have to kill other people?” He nodded, making her teeth set on