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“I’ll offer him another chance at running,” he said. “I’ll do that for you.”
“And if he doesn’t take it?”
His eyes were unreadable. “I don’t know.”
She crossed her arms over her body. “I can’t live with you killing him.”
He nodded. “I know.”
This had always been between them. She’d been a fool to think otherwise.
“So I’m just supposed to wait here while you put yourself in danger? While you hunt my brother?”
The questions didn’t make sense. How could she be worried about both Damian and Primo when they were on opposite sides?
Her conflict was reflected in Damian’s eyes. “I don’t know what to say, Aria. This has gone too far. Even if I hadn’t come for Primo, Nico and the Syndicate would have. The only way to the other side of this is through it.” He pulled her into his arms. “The one thing I’m sure of is that I need you in my life. We’ll have to work through the rest of it together. Can we do that?”
She was getting ready to answer — to tell him she didn’t have a choice because she needed him too — when the lights flickered on the patio. A moment later, they went out. Damian was already reaching for his gun as they both looked back toward the house.
It was dark too.
There was a split second of silence. Then shattered glass and the sound of boots making their way up the stairs from the water.
