Last time, she hadn't believed Dan for a second. But this time, all it would take was one word from Hull, and she'd be convinced.

Silas understood.

God, what a mess. This whole thing was a tangled knot.

He looked over at Hull. "She's charging over to Black Gate because she's scared you'll come after her, right?"

After all, she thought Dan had taken someone from right under her nose, and Hull wasn't exactly known for letting things slide.

Hull waved him off. "Don't worry about—"

But then he paused, a sly glint lighting up his eyes. "Keep searching for Susanna."

Silas nearly choked. "Wait, what? Keep looking for Susanna?"

So... Yvonne would go on believing Dan took Susanna?

Wasn't this messy enough already? Now it was a full-blown disaster. No one at Black Gate was going to have a peaceful day.

Hull took a slow sip of his red wine. "Dan wants to step back and catch his breath, huh? Not a chance."

cold chuckle that followed sent a chill

it now. Hull was throwing Black Gate straight

to use Lacey to get rid of Derek and Finch. But Dan wasn't exactly harmless himself—when he finally swooped in for the win, Lacey and Susanna would both be in

the time it was over, Dan's crew would be battered and bruised, their

quickly. "Understood. I'll send our people to

on a show-send

***

was Xander at Black Gate now, Hull's people were there

got wind of it, he knew everything

***

Palm Island.

in and out of sleep, exhausted from her time trailing after Yvonne. She hadn't rested this much in ages, and she

and stumbled out of the bedroom, still half-

first thing she saw was the endless blue of

stomach twisted. Ugh.

the sight of

by a giant whale. She used to love the ocean the

"You're up?"

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