Dash took a deep breath, steeling himself. Ali had just disappeared into the flight deck to speak to Jess. He and Sal were left alone.
“Sal,” he said tentatively. “Can we talk?”
Sal stiffened for a moment before nodding. Not a great sign. Well, he was committed now.
“Sal, you know about me now. You know when I leave you I’ll be going back to being the leader of a large criminal organisation, that I’ll have power and wealth, if not that much safety.”
“Unless you’ve been overthrown,” Sal said sharply.
“Yes. Though even if that’s happened I’ll have enough allies that I can head for somewhere else and set up again, or retake the organisation. All of that is waiting for me.”
Dash paused, locking eyes with Sal. She held his gaze unflinchingly.
“Sal, I don’t want to go back to tha
