Page 168 of A Deadly Game of Cat and Mouse

You’d like to think it was an isolated incident, that it will never happen again. But I’m sorry to say, my father wasn’t different from the millions of flesh peddlers out there.

My niece is safe. She will always be safe. I’d raze this world to the ground if someone touched a hair on her head. But what about the other children who are just as adorable as she is? Are you going to just let them fend for themselves?

You’re acting like the saints of martyrs, but the reality is, I’d have given EVERYTHING to be in your shoes. You had parents who loved you and protected you. What did people like me and Mace have? People like Orion?

Think about that the next time you’re ready to throw my brother away because the minute you do, there will be thousands of women ready to console him, while you, my darling, will have no one. No friend, no family, and no fucking husband.”

A second later, my brother punched me in the face, and it was lights out for yours truly.

To be truthful, I’m surprised he lasted this long.

Fucker.