Chapter 119

Tasia let out a heavy sigh. “That’s a good question,” she said. “I haven’t had a chance to think about it much. There’s a kill order out on me right now, so my options are limited.”

Dana bit her lip and looked out the window. The first breaking rays of dawn had crept over the horizon, illuminating the distant whitecaps in the bay. “I might know somewhere you could go,” she said. “There’s a guy I’d like you to meet.”

Tasia snorted, then turned her attention toward Dana. “I thought you weren’t into guys.”

Dana reached down and pinched Tasia’s thigh playfully. “He’s like the person in charge. It’s hard to explain. We’re more of a family, and he’s the head of it.”

“The patriarch, huh?” Tasia’s tone shifted. “You think I could rely on him?”

“If we had told him Lily was in danger, he would have come to help. Everyone would have come, actually.” Dana shook her head and stared at the ceiling. “Things would have gone differently for sure, but I can’t say for bet