Page 61 of Risks of Temptation

She sighs. "Thank you for telling me. I promise on my life, I won't tell anyone."

She is strong.

I still didn't want to bring any darkness to her.

I'm relieved she's done with her questions, but I don't forget our disagreement. "As soon as we get to safety, I want you to promise me you won't fight the guys. Whatever they need you to do to keep you safe, I want you to do."

She furrows her brows. "Where will you be?"

My gut twists. I don't miss her lack of promising me, but I answer her question. "In the underworld."

Once and for all, this has to be stopped. It involves me jumping directly into the vortex of sin. I've never had to go as deep as I'm going to need to. I hoped I would never have to. It's always been Gustave's role. But there are no other options. He can't do it all on his own.

We had a small window before my father died. But everything went south. If Louis is on the wrong side, our opportunity to end this has gotten smaller.

And the fact Louis knows anything about ma belle makes me more uneasy than ever before.