Toni laughed but it held no amusement.
"Again, you should have been honest with him," he said. "Had you just told Kieran that you wanted him to be the next Don, he would have jumped for that. He was already making waves, already doing so much. And William, I am sorry to say, but Kieran would have chosen this life, and you would have needed to get over it. The boy was made to be a Don. He loves it and he's good at it. He would have done it eventually, with or without your support."
"And now this little hussy is ruining his life. All because we were too cowardly to be honest with him," Mom said.
"Fiona, don't speak about my-"
"You shut the hell up," Mom snapped sharply, cutting him off. "We know that Cara has been in trouble like this before. You fu.cking li.ar. You knew that she was way
