I gesture to Cian to follow me and the two of us exit the building together to the echo of another desperate scream. Closing thedoor cuts the sound in half, but not nearly enough to completely drown out the sounds of Vittorio’s wails or the crack of Bee’swhip. That’s probably why Wren is in the furthest jeep with the windows up.
I turn to Cian, who’s looking broken and lost. “I came to you to make amends—” He barrels through before I can interrupt. “—and I know that bringing you here isn’t enough. So—”
“You're going to make me an offer I can’t refuse.”
Cian sighs, his eyes darting past me for a moment. “I’m offering you… myself.” I raise my eyebrows and he swallows. “I’moffering myself as a sacrifice for Elena’s and Rose’s deaths. Just as long as you leave my men and their families alo
