Page 50 of Dark Side of the Cloth (The Righteous 1)
Dean smirked as he pictured her doing just that, and not surprisingly, the images came with ease.
“So tell me about this Jeremy guy?”
“Not much to tell. I barely know him. He robbed a friend of mine, stole her money, and left her for dead.”
“Oh well, it makes sense now as to why you’d like him.”
“Fuck off.” Dean laughed, mostly cause it was true.
He had a strange habit of collecting odd personalities around him. They kinda fell out of the sky and then stuck like Velcro, bloody sticky rain that he dragged around. It was what made Yasmine so unique. She was different. She made him want more out of life than simply dishing out death like roast beef at an all-you-can-eat buffet.
“You took a real risk bringing him here. This close to your father’s reach—that takes balls. So tell me, why him?”
“In a way, I guess because I get him. I see a lot of me in him and what I could’ve ended up like if I had stayed. There is real potential behind that arrogant asshole. I’ve seen it in his eyes, and the remorse he felt for what he did, was real, which tells me he’s not completely lost, just fumbling in the dark. Besides, if he doesn’t get his shit sorted out… then kill him.”
“See, this is why you can’t have nice things.” Morry laughed, but Dean didn’t.
However, Morry was right. It was why he and Yasmine were destined to fail. What had he been thinking of pulling her into this life with him?
“That was a joke, man. You’re supposed to laugh.”
Dean swigged back the rest of his beer and stood. “I better get some shuteye if I’m rolling out at the ass crack of dawn. Thanks for taking Jeremy in. Shoot me the odd text with an update.”
“You got it,” Morry said.
He started toward the house he was staying in when Morry called out to him, “Oh and Dean. You’re welcome.”
He looked over his shoulder at her, but she wasn’t looking at him. That was her way of saying she never wanted to talk about her saving his life again. Smiling, he pushed open the door to the house and knew it would be the last time he saw Morry for a while. She was right. It was too dangerous to travel this close to his father and his territory.
