“You are loved, darlin’.” I leaned down to kiss her forehead. “Love is overrated.” She swatted me away. “Get rid of them.” “I’ll have them go down to the living room until this is over.” “No.” Lila shook her head adamantly. “I don’t want them in this zip code, Tiernan.” I shot her a flat stare. “I’m a murderer, not a magician. I only know one way to extract people by force.”
