when an opportunity like this presents itself, you should know better than to question it. you have your suspicions, anyway, why beth boland, wife & mother of four, is drawn to you. you are intimately familiar with the dark, criminal corners of society. she craves that intimacy; wishes to embrace the unknown, just as you crave the bland and repetitive normalcy of her life. ‘ don’t sound so surprised, ’ you say, flashing a quick, cocky smile you inherited from your father. ‘ is that really so hard to believe ? ’
