Connor's POV
But then he looks at Rex in a way that tells me I’m not going to like what’s coming. That fucking serpentine smile returns. “Rex, my boy, I never told you how good it was to have you back as well. I‘m still so impressed that he bargained for your freedom with his, instead of leaving you in the dust. Anyone else wouldn’t have spared a second thought for their friend. Especially when they want out as badly as he did back then. But not him. Nope, he made it clear you both got to go or he wouldn’t finish the job.”
I go utterly still and pointedly give Vito a hard look as Rex glances at me, bewildered and confused. Vito feigns a gasp, his eyes widening. “Don’t tell me you didn’t know.”
Rex blinks at him, struggling to grasp this new information. “I assumed you just didn‘t consider me valuable enough," he manages, his voice distant.