Bring Him to His Knees
That doesn’t make either of us relax.
Kieran rides in the back beside me, one hand resting near the blade at his hip the entire way, quiet in the particular way he gets when he’s decided his job right now is just to be present, not useful, though today, present comes with an edge to it it didn’t have yesterday.
“You don’t have to talk,” Del says, catching my eye in the mirror. “Just be exactly what they’re expecting. Cold, controlled, unreadable. You’ve been that woman for two years. Today isn’t any different.”