Page 16 of Escaping the King
Oh, well.
Can't win them all.
A look of relief spread across her face, and it made me feel like a horrible person.Because I knew tomorrow she'd look back on this conversation and wonder why I lied to her face.
Straight to her face.
And she'd probably hate me for the rest of her life.
Eve didn't deserve that.But did deserve a good life.And if I stayed here—I'd be taking that away from her.And her family.
As for her decision to stay in a crime family—that was completely up to her.Far be it from me to warn her away.
Even though I wanted to.
I wanted to tell her the horrible things that could happen to wives and children in crime families.
Eve was smart.
I was sure she'd probably laid awake many nights thinking about what to do.I also knew how much she loved Nick.
I watched their romance bloom and take over her life.
I was Nick's biggest fan.
And knowing all of that, I couldn't imagine her leaving Nick Rosetti.
Ever.
They were inseparable.
Any kind of lecture I'd give Eve about leaving this life would fall on deaf ears.And that was okay.
I reallycouldn't blame her.
In her circumstances, I might actually do the same thing.
My brain suddenly threw on the brakes.
No.
I would never willingly stay in a crime family.
Not now.
Not ever.
The fact that I was currently stuck in not one, but two—was beside the point.
If I had an actual choice in the matter—which I didn't—I'd choose to scoop Dani off the couch and leave.And never turn back.
“Are you sure?I feel like this is a really, really important conversation you guys should have right now.I don't want there to be any misunderstandings.”
I swallowed back another sarcastic laugh.
Misunderstanding.
There was no misunderstanding.
