Chapter 65

Outside, Evan took a deep breath of clean air. That had been satisfying. Bone-deep satisfying

Turning his mind back to his more pressing problems, he texted Lacey to ask her to widen her search and send him farther afield to try to find clients. Once everything went to hell, he was going to need funds to move himself, his mother and, hopefully, Danny away from Nessa’s anger and influence.

In the meantime, he would do everything he could to bind Danny to him. And if he failed, at least he’d have some warm memories of a man who had loved him once. 30

Ignoring his grandfather’s outraged ranting, Sean staggered to a chair and dropped into it heavily. If Grandda was really considering that French bastard as his heir…No. It wasn’t possible. Sean was first in line—he’d been first in line his whole life. He had plans. He had Valentina to protect. It wasn’t fair!