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“Wow, you really do have a fucked-up family, don’t you?” she asked

“Our problems aside, the only e can protect hi him in”

“From the sounds of it, he can handle hi up all of his messes Maybe it’s time you backed off and let hi a better job than you”

“True, but we have our reasoning You will have a good life, Tulip You won’t have to work in a shitty restaurant again I know it sounds too good to be true”

“It is There is nothing to stop this Landon guy fro me, is there?”

Rick stayed silent and she snorted

“See, anything that’s too good to be true often is”

“It’s a risk, but what else do you have to live for?” Rick asked

“My life Ityou could handle, but it’s mine I like my life and just because you don’t see the attraction doesn’t irl on the streets fighting for her life, and she wasn’t about to let anyone take it from her

“I’ now You’ve already struck a deal with me I consider it a proain If not, I’ll kill you myself”

Chapter Four

Days later

Tulip was bored … again

They didn’t trust her

Fine She didn’t need to be trusted but being locked up in a roo to piss her off They had no right to keep her here against her will and the longer they did it, the angrier she got