Lucas sat down on the sofa opposite Barrett and took a moment to process. "Violet? You're looking for her?"

Barrett quickly understood, "Christopher seems to have taken Cosmo, so you want to find Violet to plead with her, to persuade her brother to release Cosmo?"

Barrett glanced at Lucas, who still looked half asleep, "Do I look like someone who would plead with others?"

That wasn't entirely untrue; Barrett couldn't recall a time when he had begged anyone for anything, except perhaps Zoe.

Lucas's tone was tinged with sarcasm, "You went to jail for her sake. So, theoretically, you might make an exception for her and seek someone's help. Besides,...