Chapter 814

Derek's face was stormy-like a thundercloud about to burst.

Meanwhile, Dan wore a smug, almost gleeful grin. "Especially, Mr. Miguel."

"Bet you didn't see that coming, huh? Lacey's daughter is the apple of his eye. Of all the people you could mess with, you just had to mess with Hull's favorite."

That is, Ronald's sharpest blade.

Being his woman? Now, that's the kind of trouble that could bring the whole house down...

Derek glared. "What are you getting at?"

"I'm saying, don't try to pin your dirty work on me. Yvonne already turned my place upside down looking for answers, so..."

So what?

The instant their eyes met, the air crackled with tension.

Dan chuckled lightly. "So, your mud's not gonna stick to me this time."

Derek's expression darkened. "I didn't take her."

"Tell that to Mr. Miguel. Whether he believes you or not... Well, I don't think you've got what it takes to convince him."

Derek fell silent.

A thick vein pulsed on his forehead as he clenched his jaw.


When he heard Hull was coming to Litamark in person, he hadn't known the reason. But after Yvonne spread the word, he understood-Black Gate was in deep trouble now.

Dan stood up.

He leaned over the desk, looming over Derek, who sat in the executive chair.

it your guy? Or Finch's?" Dan asked, low

matter whose side did it, Dan thought grimly, he was the one taking the heat for

time, he planned to

"Shut your

was pounding. "It really wasn't

he'd been sure Dan's crew snatched Susanna- and that Dan was ready to throw Black Gate under the bus, stirring up

face, it

who? Was it really

face shifted, growing darker and darker. Dan pressed

Adelle.


how Derek now referred to the woman who'd raised Dan for three

raised you for three years, and

perfect little saint in your

Dan's voice

"You ungrateful

ended up dead because of you. If I didn't rebel, I'd be the

Derek sputtered, "You-!"

he could finish,

Vol

turned away. "I don't want the Black Gate throne anymore. The

out, Em

Finch as my

s


wouldn't dare!" Derek

that now would

Finch to

family, all

swhovels

he knew exactly how

answer? The slam

furious he nearly

...

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