Page 193 of Ignite

Declan tuts.

“This isn’t you. You’re normally the first one itching for a fight. You don’t want revenge against Arthur?”

I stare into Declan’s blue eyes, keeping my expression cool.

“I killed his baby brother. What did we expect?”

This is all my fault. Me killing James in the cage five years ago started a war in Ireland we didn’t need. A war that lost us our father. And has followed me for years since. I just need to speak to Hallie. I need her to hear me out. I need to apologize on my damn knees and beg for forgiveness.

“Cool. Okay. Great, Conan. But see, there is a slight issue with this shitty attitude you’ve got,” Finn tells me.

“Yeah? What’s that?”

He’s trying to press my buttons to get a reaction out of me.

“Hallie. They probably know about her. Ben entered her here, remember? They fucking know. Therefore, she’s now at risk. Now, I’d say you might want to kick yourself up the ass and fucking help us remove them before they become a threat to her.”

I swallow past the lump in my throat.

“I. Um. Fuck.”

I slam my fist into the wood, and my drink spills.

“Maybe she does need to stay the fuck away from me,” I mutter, shaking my head.

“It might be a good idea to get her out of the state for a while,” Finn replies coolly.

Ouch.

That hurts. Fine. They want me to become a monster. I can do that. I guess that is who I am really.

“Just tell me what you need me to do. I’m angry enough to burn them to the ground.”

Finn rubs his hands together.

“Nice suggestion. A good starting place. Let’s burn their club down first and leave Ben there with the message.”

That burning rages through me.

“Yeah. I like that plan. Let’s burn these motherfuckers.”

Declan smirks.

“That’s the spirit, brother. Hallie will come ‘round.”

I’m not so sure. But I’m not giving up.

No fucking way.

“She won’t even take the flowers inside,” I mutter under my breath.

“What?” Finn asks.

“Nothing.”

“I’ll send you locations for the rest of the men I believe to be involved,” Drago tells us.

I snap my eyes to him. He’s someone we want with us.

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