He felt more foolish now than ever. He'd gone through the trouble of asking her to leave, only to drag her into it anyway. He hadn't meant to, and Jr. still planned on keeping the young woman as far away from it as possible. But he couldn't just keep her in the dark, either. Not when her safety was on the line.

Leaning forward, the heel of his boot scuffed against the floor, arms draped over his knees as he watched her. "You need to stay away from her. If you happen to see her while you're out, and you aren't with Allen or me, then you need to leave." No disrespect meant to Arthur, but... "And if you're with Arthur, you need to convince him to leave with you."