Page 163 of We Are Yours
I arched an eyebrow. “And what message is that?”
All in one breath, he ordered, “You need to go home.”
“You’re firing me now?”
“You’re no good to me when you look like you haven’t slept in weeks.”
“I’m fine.”
“Until what, huh? Until you’re so tired that you make a careless mistake, and I got the cops on my ass?”
“Marco—”
“You have a family waiting for you. You got a brother, a girl, you have someone to go home to. Why are you putting yourself through this? Why are you punishing yourself?”
“You don’t know shit about shit.”
“Don’t bullshit a bullshitter, alright? I know everything.”
I narrowed my stare at him, my gut telling me this wasn’t good.
His expression hardened. “Including, I know what’s happening under your roof while you sit here and argue under mine.”
I jerked back, sick to my stomach. “What’s that supposed to mean?”
“Julius, don’t play dumb. You’re not good at it.”
Pinching my eyebrows together, I snapped, “What did Kraven do now?”
“Well, Julius… while the cat's away, the mice will play.”
My stomach dropped.
Is that what I’m feeling?
“Yeah,” he agreed, reading my mind. “It’s exactly what you’re thinking, so unless you want to forfeit, I suggest you get your ass home and take care of business before you lose it all. Understood?”
“I left her, Marco. How do I make that right? How do I get her to forgive me?”
“For starters.” He leaned into his desk, resting his elbows on it. “I’d begin with dropping to your knees and begging for it.”
I needed to know, so I asked, “What exactly am I walking into?”
The expression on his face was enough to let me know I royally fucked up.
He didn’t sugarcoat it, not that I expected him to.
“Your worst nightmare.”
I felt the bile rise in my throat.
“You better get your shit together,” he demanded.
The images of them together became so real, so vivid, so alive…
I no longer had any peace.
My thoughts ruthlessly assaulted me, taking me hostage. Where the devil welcomed me with open arms, it was the same purgatory I spent all this time trying to protect Isla and Kraven from.
