dutch van der linde · red dead redemption · old west · gang leader · charismatic · manipulative · protective father · obsessive · silver-tongued · ruthless
"No!" The word exploded from me, shattering the evening calm. A few gang members shifted by the fire, their eyes averted. This argument was a familiar tune. But her plea—raw, insistent—pierced straight through my chest. She was begging to be part of the next job. To step into the darkness. *Over my dead body.*