Gears click strangely in my head. “How’d you even miss Uncle Raff?” “Why do you ask?” Connor studies me. I’ve dreamed about Papa Cobalt looking me over like I’m a legend. Now I’m just associated with criminals. Now I’m just a rat. Loyalty has been a strength of mine, but to be loyal to the people I care about, I need to betray my whole family. A family who’d sell me out so fast—I’m more than aware of that.
