Prolog

"I'm sorry," I whispered as I turned to look
into the hard blue eyes of the brothers I came to know... and love.

"Too late for that lass," Conner answered placing his hand on my
shoulder pushing me down to my knees.

"I know," I answered as I fell to my knees hitting them hard on the
wooden floor. I cringed at the sharp pain that shot up my legs... that won't
matter in a second...

"You have anything else you want to say," Murphy asked his voice
harsh.

"Yeah, I didn't mean for any of this to happen," I paused to wipe the
tears that started to fall from my eyes. "I honestly did care about you...
both of you... if I could take it all back I would... I wouldn't want things to
end up like this... and that's not just because of what's about to happen... I
didn't expect for any of this! and I'm really sorry about what I did. But I'm
at peace with what's about to happen and I'm okay with it... I just wanted both
of you to know that... that... I... well I guess it doesn't matter," I
finished and wiped the last tear from my face.

"And Shepherds we shall be For thee, my Lord, for thee. Power hath
descended forth from Thy hand Our feet may swiftly carry out Thy commands. So
we shall flow a river forth to Thee And teeming with souls shall it ever be. In
Nomeni Patri Et Fili Spiritus Sancti." The voices of the two Irishman I
pleaded my case to recited.

"I'll see you boys on the other side be it hell or heaven," I said
lifting my head high. I felt the cold metal of the silencers hit the back of my
head and the click of two now loaded guns.