Deathless & Divided (The Chicago War #1) by Bethany-Kris

Author:Bethany-Kris [Bethany-Kris]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Bethany-Kris
Published: 2015-09-06T23:00:00+00:00

The funeral lasted longer than Lily thought possible. Through the entire service, she stayed beside Evelina to give her friend what comfort and support she could. Damian sat at Lily’s other side in the pew, quiet as usual. Once the final blessings had been said and the casket was free to move to make its way to the cemetery, Evelina and Lily separated for the first time all day.

Lily made sure to keep an eye on her grieving friend. Damian leaned against the brick wall of the church, still and stoic. Without realizing it throughout the day, Lily was only now coming to understand that while she had been Evelina’s cornerstone, Damian had been hers.

“Sad day,” Damian said.

“It’s always sad when someone dies for nothing, Damian.”

“It’s never for nothing. It always means something to someone.”

He had a point. Even still, Lily had a hard time correlating Mia Conti’s unfortunate end to something worthy or honorable.

“That was quite a show earlier,” Lily said, nodding subtly at Riley Conti as he passed with his son and daughter at his side.

“They’ve been best friends for years,” Damian said.

Lily watched the crowd of mourners separate for the pallbearers as they walked the casket to the hearse. “Who?”

“The boss and Riley. Hell, as far as I understand, Riley was the first person Terrance moved higher in the Outfit after he took his seat.”

“Huh.”

“It’s strange,” Damian said. “Seeing them fight like that, I mean.”

“He’s angry,” Lily replied. “Maybe he’ll calm down.”

“But maybe he won’t.”

“People are picking sides,” she whispered, still gazing over the crowd. “I noticed that.”

“It’s inevitable.”

“You didn’t.”

“No,” Damian murmured. “It’s not good to pick sides when you don’t know which one will win, Lily.”

“Win?” She tossed him a look, hoping it voiced her confusion without needing to ask.

“Little things like these have a way of becoming much bigger problems.”

“What does it mean, though?” Lily asked.

Damian’s arm found her waist before he pulled her closer to his side. Lily didn’t mind the closeness. It reminded her that for the moment, she did have someone who cared. “Means I need to keep you close, sweetheart.”

“Close?”

“Very close.”

Lily shivered. “Maybe I should like the sound of that, but for some reason, I don’t think you mean for me to.”

Damian shrugged. “Bad things happen when angry people grieve.”

“Sometimes.”

“But nothing will happen to you.”

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