And I knew that the one thing I secretly wanted the most was the one thing that would cement my decision. Anthony's hollow laughter interrupted our special moment. "Oh are you now? Just the two of you? We have an entire house full of professionally trained-" "Yeah, well, they fu.cking suck, and we didn't come alone, a.sshole." I cut him off, giving him a smug smile. I grabbed Pierce's hands so that he'd drop my face. Then I walked around the mess to stand in front of Anthony and Elaine. Kieran still has a gun pointed at them, and I'm still clutching mine for dear life. "Did you really think Kieran and I came alone?" I asked Anthony with a laugh. "I mean, come on, at the very least, do you really think Kieran would have let me tag along if it was only him?" Anthony glared at me. "So,

