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“Do you trust me?” I asked him

He stiffened for a“Yes”

“Be patient, then”

He shook his head “Would you be? If it were…if it were your mother, would you be patient?”

“Yes But I realize not everyone can be like me”

He hung his head “So, you know, then You just can’t do anything right now? Why not explain it to me?”

“That’s where the trust co past him

“Do not call me that”

“What?” I looked at him

He lifted his head to glare at me “Darcy Don’t call me that anyone more Call me Killian And remember, it was my father who stepped aside for your father”

“And you are stepping aside for me?” I asked with an eyebrow raised

“Yes…and I’ll keep stepping aside for you for as long I trust you” He took another step forward “But if you fail to give me an explanation as to why the Ceann Na Conairte couldn’t even protect his faoddamn home…I won’t step aside anymore”

“A new naive you superpowers…or protect you from bullets The Callahan behind your name and the one behind mine aren’t the same So be careful whom you bare your new teeth at”