Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

As soon as Derek left Dan's room, word of it somehow made its way right to Hull.

When Silas passed the details he'd dug up over to Hull, Hull just snorted and grinned. "Told you so. Dan's the current head honcho of the Black Gate. Knew it."

They'd all suspected it for a while, just never had real proof. Now, it was pretty much settled-Dan was Black Gate Derek's son.

Still, nobody could say what exactly went down with Black Gate all those years ago. The whole thing was a mess-too many secrets, too many missing pieces. Susanna, hearing Hull's certainty, went pale.

Hull caught her expression and frowned. "What's with the long face?"

Susanna shot him a desperate look. "Star promised Yvonne would help me train for a month. I need her help!"

She really hated to admit her ties to the Murray family men, but blood is blood— you can't change that.

And now Dan, that jerk, had treated Yvonne like garbage.

Susanna genuinely worried Yvonne would take it all out on her.

Hull, catching on, blinked. "You're training with Yvonne? You sure about that?"

"Yeah, I'm sure."

But now? Now she wasn't so sure.

She wanted to train with Yvonne, but if Yvonne found out Dan-the shadowy leader of Black Gate-was her half-brother...

Oh, God. This was a disaster.

in the wind all afternoon. If you end up with Yvonne after this, you're

eyes went wide. She hadn't

for dragging innocent bystanders into the mess. You might want to rethink

have a reputation.

couple of beatings for it collateral damage, plain and

face darkened even more. Collateral damage? So anyone with even a

only hope Yvonne would go easy on her

was the unlucky one here-she'd done nothing, didn't even know Dan's face.

get her caught up

she could still

Star and tell

...

in

handed something back to her. Well...

furious that Stella had spilled the beans about

het

about ready to explode.

this?"

this one thing," Skye said,

glared. Picked up? From her room? That

want it or not? If

found

teeth, "And the rest of

all," Skye replied