“Why me?” “Because you’re a pain in the ass too,” Wade replied. There was nothing accusatory in his statement; he told this to Ivan the same way he’d have given him the time. “You’re stubborn, temperamental, willful, and you scare the shit out of a lot of members. Near as I can see, you’re either the perfect teacher for her, or you’ll kill her in two days. Either outcome solves my problem.”

