Page 16 of Sinful King
And the one point two million annually they were bringing in just from selling high end fabric to designers, department stores, and small boutiques across the country proved it.
“Business is good,” I said, looking over her shoulder as Delilah and Tadhg emerged from the back. “Darragh can’t take anything away from you because that’s my job now.”
Both of their eyes bucked at my confession.
“You finally taking his place?” Delilah asked as she approached.
“I am and I won’t be taking this from you. In fact, Tadhg and I are here to talk expansion but it comes with stipulations.”
They looked at one another, then Yasmine spoke.
“What kind of stipulations?”
“Bring me something tangible about who Landell is working with and I’ll buy you three new warehouses.”
“You know you don’t have to bribe us for help, right?”
Tadhg chuckled and it was almost as if he’d done it on my behalf.
Mm maybe we were in sync.
“He’s your father and you love him but I need to see you understand this family comes first. He betrayed us and now you have to betray him. Think of it as an incentive for doing so.”
“Niamh could probably figure it out faster,” Yasmine pointed out, her brow raised. “We were already talking about plans to deal with this.”
“Continue to work together but now you have a task to complete.”
“Ah…” Delilah laughed a little. “We never had a choice in the matter, huh?”
“That’d be correct. You took an oath to the mob and now you have to do mob shit. I’ll keep blood off your hands but that’s all I have to offer.”
They nodded and I eyed them closely.
“Got anything to say?” I asked. “Speak now or forever hold your peace.”
“I’m glad you’re back, Sean,” Delilah said with a smile. “It hasn’t been the same since you guys left.”
“Glad to be back,” I lied. “If you need me, you know where to find me. Remember what I said. And keep up the good work.”
Tadhg and I took our leave and once on the road, he said, “You didn’t tell them to kill him.”
“Neither of them are built to be part of putting a bullet in their father’s head,” I told him. “Niamh, sure. But, I’m handling this my way right now.”
He hummed.
“A thoughtful boss.”
I stared at Blair’s location and checked the time. They were headed into Manhattan as planned.
“Family is family. It’s my job to protect their physical but also their mental. Who can do their job properly if their head ain’t in the right place?”
I flipped my phone over on my thigh and glanced at Tadhg.
“How’s your mental?”
He stopped spinning his wedding band and glanced at me.
“Huh?”
