[You weren't supposed to know that, she says. Like he'd found out about a surprise birthday party for him next week (it's not his birthday any time soon so that makes no sense either) and Raleigh can't pretend to be surprised about anything to save his life. That makes him a liability sometimes, and super shitty at poker but it works for the most part because he doesn't really care about much. Didn't care about anything actually before Mako walked into his life.
So when she asks him if he's going to kill her, a scowl spreads his face, like he smells something rotten. Like the smell of her bullshit.]
I'm not going to kill you.
[If he wanted her dead, he would've turned a blind eye to when she was stabbed. Simple as that. She didn't mean anything to him and he didn't want her dead then. She means everything to him now and he still doesn't want her dead. For all that his club stands for, for the fear that they invoke, Raleigh's not a killer. Knows how to kill but doesn't take any joy in it and it's like an in secret with the boys that if someone needs dead, you don't go to Raleigh for help and you don't tell him.]
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So when she asks him if he's going to kill her, a scowl spreads his face, like he smells something rotten. Like the smell of her bullshit.]
I'm not going to kill you.
[If he wanted her dead, he would've turned a blind eye to when she was stabbed. Simple as that. She didn't mean anything to him and he didn't want her dead then. She means everything to him now and he still doesn't want her dead. For all that his club stands for, for the fear that they invoke, Raleigh's not a killer. Knows how to kill but doesn't take any joy in it and it's like an in secret with the boys that if someone needs dead, you don't go to Raleigh for help and you don't tell him.]
But I never want to see you again either.