"Pierce, just because you have a guilty conscience about killing people doesn't make you a bad person. You know about this life, and you have enough experience that you can protect Otti for the rest of our lives," he told me. "That's all I want from you. I know that all Otti wants is your love. Neither of us cares about how well you fit in. And if you never want to do any dirty work again, then you won't. I won't make you do anything you don't want to, Pierce."
I gave him a small smile.
"So, what? I get to be the little housewife while you two handle all the work?" I teased.
Kieran smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes.
"We want you to do whatever you want to do," he told me. "Pierce, do you realize that nothing is holding you back anymore? You can take over your father's companies. You
