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When you sleep with your mortal enemy without a condom, it’s good manners to call her the next day.
Kiara sighs. “Yeah, I couldn’t really sleep. I kept seeing that old man dead on the floor.”
I offer her a worried glance. Kiara’s much more removed from the intricacies of our world. Her father’s a politician and while he might have strong ties to our family, she still grew up with a normal home life. No blood or gore.
"Sorry you had to see that," I say with a grimace.
“It’s fine. My dad heard about what went down and he lost it last night. He asked what I was doing at the party in the first place. I told him I was helping out my friends. He was not happy.”
“He’ll get over it.” I shrug.
She opens her mouth to say something else when her phone starts to ring. She picks up and I lean back as she has a conversation with her supplier. Kiara established an online jewelry business a year ago. She creates her own designs and has them manufactured. It’s not Pandora yet, but I have complete faith in my best friend’s skills. I’m currently wearing one of her designs, a pretty golden bracelet with an intricate design and my name engraved on the inside. It was a gift from her for my birthday last year.
When she hangs up, there’s a sour expression on her face.
“What’s up?” I ask, taking a sip of my drink.
“Nothing much. A large shipment was just delayed. It’ll set work back a few weeks.”
“Sorry, honey.”
“It’s alright. Enough about my work, though. When are you going back to Boston?”
“In two days,” I reply. “At this rate, I’m going to have to sneak out of the house and onto a flight. My dad doesn’t want me to go and Tony’s being an ass as well. You’d think I haven’t spent the last seven years there alone with the way they’re acting. They keep talking about my safety and whatnot. It’s starting to piss me off.”
Kiara’s expression is thoughtful. “They might be right.”
“What?!”
“Why can’t you just stay here in New York? With me.” She pouts. “It’s not like you can’t get a new job. With your credentials, you’d land a kick-ass job in mere minutes and be running the place in a few months.”
“Kie,” I say slowly, “I love you, but I didn’t spend all these years crafting an independent life away from my family just to throw it all away and start over.”
She sighs. “I know. I’m being selfish. Go live your life. I’ll just be here with the boys.”
“Don’t spend too much time with them, though,” I say worriedly. “We might have grown up with them, but they’re in charge of running a crime syndicate now. I don’t want you to get hurt, so be careful, Kie.”
“I’ve got it.” She laughs. “I’ll be fine.”
We’re talking about a fashion show she attended when my phone buzzes with a text. It’s from Roman.
We need to talk.
Finally.
When?
I’ll come see you tomorrow morning.
Fine.
“Why are you suddenly smiling?” Kiara asks.
“Nothing,” I reply, dropping my phone and doing my best to school my features into normalcy.
Whatever’s wrong with me, I need to fix it. And that’s only going to happen after I’ve made some clarifications with the devil.
CHAPTER12
