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“I honestly don’t know.”

She sits up and faces me. Sunlight catches the gold flecks in her hair.

“Look, I know how much he meant to you. I’d never be upset with you for speaking to him. It’s your life, you’re only here once. Listen to your gut.”

I take another gulp of my cocktail.

“I’ll rethink after this trip. I just need to regather myself first. It was a lot. And it really fucking hurts, Lily.”

I told her everything. She didn’t judge. She didn’t tell me what to do. She just listened.

“I know it does. So no more Conan talk for the remainder of this trip?”

I pout.

“Well, unless I wanna vent about him being an asshole.”

She grins.

“Shit talking men is exactly what I wanna be doing,” she chuckles.

“Shall we get another drink?” I grin.

Her face lights up.

“Shots too?”

“Yes.”

This is exactly what I needed—a few days away in paradise.

Although I miss Bertie. Lily’s assistant has him while we’re gone.

I’ll have to call her later to make sure he’s being a good boy.

Even that is now a punch in the gut. Good boy now has a whole new meaning that I’ll never be able to forget.

Goddamn it, Conan.

Chapter 74

CONAN

“So, order is just to kill? No torture required?” I ask Finn as he drives.

“Yes, Conan. We know Arthur is hiding in London still. He’s untouchable there.” He keeps his eyes on the road.

“Only for now.”

My phone pings and my stomach flips. I live in hope that one day it will be Hallie’s name flashing across the screen.

I pull it out of my pocket and sigh when I see a message from Reggie.

REGGIE

This good enough?

I open the attachment and smile.

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