"...Taliesin." Kian didn't think that case was winnable. Also not lucrative. Also very much political and taking a stance and a couple other things that might not be the best for either of their careers.

On the other hand, Holden had puppy dog eyes. He really did. He was a sweet bloke with the saddest eyes looking as if he carried the weight of the world on his shoulders. Kian supposed there was no way to keep Tally from this. "It's a hard sell. That case." He could at least point that out.

Holden did sit back down, not exactly getting his hopes up yet. "I can pay. I give therapy to corporate wrecks all the time, they pay bogus sums. No offense." Well, he was just saying. "Gideon's scared of his parents. He says they've hit him before. Withheld food. Neglect. There were so many signs of that when I first got him, the social worker had a whole file on it."