Lincoln’s POV
As I watch Abbey storm away from me in tears, I feel like the biggest piece of s.hit ever to walk the Earth for lying to her, for saying the s.hit I just spouted that I didn’t mean one word of, and I swear on Robyn’s life that when this is over, I’ll make it up to her but I really had no choice but to do it.
When we were planning Demitri’s take down, we pretty quickly realised that any kind of sting was going to fail. The guy is too smart, to oily to fall for us taking a shopping trip and me leaving Abbey alone. We needed her to walk away from me, and it had to be believable.
It was Hallick that had suggested p.issing her off, making comments that would sever the fragile handle she had on her emotions. I’d hated the idea, and shot it down, but with nothing else offered, we
