He ddin't answer me right away, just stood there heaving at me, his dark eyes locked on mine.
I stood with bated breath, waiting for his reaction.
I'd taken a risk by telling him this. He could easily overpower me, drag me to Bourbon and tell him what I'd just told him.
For a brief second, I thought I'd trusted the wrong person. Nerves clenched my stomach and my breath was coming in and out in spurts.
Then his head tilted forward, his red hair falling into his eyes, covering the emotions in them, but he spoke one word, and everything inside me released.
"Yes."
"You will? Are you sure? You might have to go back on your oath to the Kings."
"Tell me what to do, and I'll do it." His voice was a dark growl, and there was no uncertainty in it.
I stepped forward, my hand clasping the front of his uniform and stared into his eyes.
"Swear an oath to me right now, Knight. Swear to me, the lost mafia princess of the Bratva outfit." Knight's eyes widened as big as saucers, but I kept going. "Swear your allegiance to me that you will do every single thing I say, that you won't question my commands. If I tell you at some point to toss your phone, you'll do it. If I even tell you to kill Bourbon, you'll do it."
He stared into my eyes, and the tension in the room was as tangible as the turbulent sea underneath us.
"If you swear to me that you'll let me have my revenge, I will give you my allegiance."
I nodded. "You'll have it."
He stepped back, lowering himself to one knee. He pulled a knife from his pocket and sliced it across his palm. Then clenching his hand into a fist, he squeezed a couple drops of his blood to the floor and, staring into my eyes, he made his oath.
"I swear my allegiance to you from this day forward. I will follow you to wherever you lead me. I will obey your command. If I betray you, let my blood flow from me as deep as the ocean below us.”
I grasped his fist, pulling it up to press my lips to the top. "I accept your offering."
He stood up, putting the knife back in his pocket and I reached into my pocket and pulled out the phone Luca'd given me. Taking a deep breath, I made the choice right then and there.
I was going to do this.
I was in charge of my own destiny.
I wasn’t going to let anyone else determine my path in life.
I was going to do whatever it took to save my sister.
Grabbing my own destiny by my fucking hands, and punched in the number that would change everything in my life from here on out.