Chapter 37

NICCO

Hope settled into my life quite well.  Most of the women I would bring home would expect things of me.  Too many things.  Things I wasn’t willing to give them, like time.

Hope demands nothing.  She wants to add to my life, not take away from it.  It was refreshing and, where once I foresaw a future alone, I could now foresee a future with someone.  I knew I needed to bring her into the business, but every time I tried to explain it, I was at a loss for words.  There are just some things that you can’t explain.  My world is dark and violent and there is a very thin line that is beyond blurred between what is right and what is wrong.  I have acquired a reputation for being a Alpha/Don with values, meaning I won’t harm the children, unless they’re directly involved.   Three weeks ago, I had a sixteen-year-old who thought he was smarter than me. &nbs