It took quite a bit of convincing for Augustus to accept Cold’s deal. Augustus was immediately resistant, and Cold would not back down. Jimmy wished he had been privy to the entire conversation, but it soon got so heated that Cold asked Jimmy to leave the room.

Jimmy pouted, retreating from the yelling to the parlor at the front of the house. He hated that Cold didn’t apparently trust him to know exactly what he was up to, sighing as he flopped into a chair.