Maybe it's as simple as that. You need me to play a certain role, and one day, you won't.

"I'm ready," I said.

Adam held up one finger, a second, then a third.

Go.

I smiled, my eyes damp, and then nodded.

He winked, and then Moran and I were gone, appearing about a block away from the building that housed Isaac's company.

"Well." Moran bowed low. "Until we meet again, Jezebel."

"Until we meet again, Bunny Boy."

He gave ...