Page 142 of Cruel Devotion

“Do you know how dangerous that meeting will be?”

“Marcy will behave himself if I ask nicely. You don't think so?”

He went quiet as if thinking about it.

I continued, “Of course we would have to straighten out the situation of Lei and them taking Chanel's corpse while dressed in green.”

“They would have to make good on that by telling Kashmere, she's the new leader for the Killer Crows. Chanel's little sister. . .and probably our cousin—”

“Would you stop?”

“I'm just saying.”

I thought about what Banks had said about what Lei needed to do.

It would be super hard for Lei to do. I could already tell he wouldn't want to go near that family again or probably enter the West.

And now he would have to deal with the possible back lash of his obsession.

Banks spoke, “Could you get Lei to do that?”

“I don't know. Let me talk to him.”

“If you can do that, then we would all be able to sit down at the table and talk with no violence. Marcelo is hot about that shit and Lei's now kidnapping you.”

“I'm here because I want to be here.”

“What happened to my men, Moni?”

“They are being taken care of right now.”

Which was true.

They were just being taken care of in a hospital.

Banks was no fool. “Then, let me talk to them.”

“Not now. Everything is crazy. Give me a day after the final battle to—”

“Moni, you need to be protected.”

“The title protects me. Do you disagree?”

“I barely understand that particular title.”

“But I know it. There's four privileges.”

“What are they?”

“I appoint my own guards and they could be from outside the Four Aces.”

“So, you're keeping my men?”

“I am.”

Because they need to heal.

I shook my head. “Second, no member of the Four Aces is permitted to harm or act against aFriend.”

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