Chapter 9 You Speak Of Him Referring To

• As promised, Darren was silent as he sat across from me. Once again, he pulled a cigarette out of his pocket, silently lit it and stared at me with tenacity.
• He clenched his jaw, took a deep breath and finally sighed. "I'm sorry I said what I said, you're probably scared now," he said ruefully. "I didn't mean to make you even more afraid. You already have enough," he warned. "But you will understand that the situation I find myself in is far from simple. I just lost more than half of my trusted men, I put you in danger, we were all in danger.... I'm still a little nervous," he whispered.
• Trying to save my skin, I had no choice but to nod and stare at him, smiling sideways. Even if I was dying of fear and nerves, I had to act professionally to finally finish this job and have a chance to get out of it once and for all.