Page 55 of Killian
“Why did you start this?”
“Life led me down this path. I worked for a company for a while, but I didn’t like the way they handled things. So I started my own company, finding the best of the best men and women. They have my back, and I have theirs.”
“So, us. This is going to be my life? Locked up behind shutters … if we…” I trailed off, apprehensive to say it out loud. We hadn’t talked about all of this, but we needed to.
“First. We are together. That’s not going to change. You know it. I know it. Second, this shit will be over soon. I’m not saying there’s a chance of something going down because that’s life, babe. But I’ve worked damn hard keeping this place safe, and that’s not going to change.”
“You need to know, I’m not sure about this. It’s going way too fast for me.”
“No, it’s not. You’re just making shit up to try to get away. Not happening.”
“Am not,” I fired back.
Then he proved me stupid by grabbing the back of my neck, pulling me to him, and kissing me until the only thing I could think of was Killian.
