"That's it," Vox answered flatly as he sat and waited to get some of Valentino's rare helpfulness. Maybe he did understand how big of a Deal this all was. "I'm not going to be one of the little 'redemption' idiots, just helping run it I guess."

With Val back with the kit, Vox pulled the towel off and draped it over his knee, keeping any more blood from getting on the floor. "I can already imagine it's going to give me a fucking headache with all the puppies and rainbows the princess is gonna prattle on about."