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"That’s why Welsh was in worse shape than the other kid"

Did he care beyond obligatory e that I’d been attacked? Was that why? I needed to know And if he did, how could he be such a goddamned bastard to me now if he cared about me? It was as if that sexually tense moment in his office had never happened

"Why?"

We stepped out of the elevator and Killian said goodbye to the burly security guard before guiding me to the exit He didn’t answer me as alked out It wasn’t until we stopped at his car that he asked, "Why what?"

Iers but I stayed calm "Why? Why did you do that?"

"To teach the little shit a lesson he wouldn’t forget"

Which suggested he cared So as he acting like this? "Did you also persuade those boys to plead guilty? Is that how you kneouldn’t go to trial?"

"The McCrurys prouilty"

"The connections your dad hasit’s that gang you mentioned?"

"Aye"

I knew froleaned that he and his father had no relationship to speak of So wasn’t it a pretty big deal that he’d gone to thebut I needed to know "What? You did all that because he hurtdown the street The muscle in his jaw ticked a second before he replied, "I did it to oes the ant it"

I didn’t believe him "You didn’t need to have the shit kicked out of that boy to do that"

His head whipped back around and he scowled at me "Are you mad I did that?"

"No" I wasn’t exactly Miss Perfect My moral compass was a little skewed these days Those boys had followed, intimidated, and stolen from iven right I wasn’t broken up that someone had meted out payback It was doubtful a short stint in prison would stop hi the sa, that’s how I felt

And I was confused Because I felt utterly safe in the knowledge that Killian would do apparently anything to protect me Yet at the sa me from himself and his casual callousness "I’m confused," I offered honestly

"There’s no need to be confused I take my job seriously I want this album to be a success and to do that, I need to control every aspect of it, including the PR"

He really wanted to hide behind that lie? Really? I pushed "So, it was only about our deal?"

Finally, the"What the hell else would it be about?"

Was this nastiness because of my treatment of his uncle? This inability to ad involving your heart Or at least your dick Or are you too pissed to ad the F-word in front of your uncle"

Not ive, there usually has to be an apology first"