"I know baby, but it's not that simple. To my mother, loyalty is everything. I had to keep my word. Because I refuse to leave you, it's already not going to go over well. I was only waiting until we figured Pierce's sh.it out. Then I was going to tell my uncle I'd take over for him. After that, I would have told you everything and then told my parents," he told me.
"What does taking over for your uncle mean?" I asked.
Kieran's eyes hardened.
"Otti, you've been through a lot tonight. If you're willing to let this go for now... I'll... let go of Alex's involvement," he said, forcefully pushing out the last few words.
Pierce's head snapped in Kieran's direction, but we both ignored him.
"Fine, but only because I'm exhausted and want to spend time with Pierce," I said.
Pierce smiled, but
