Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Lottie's crew had already made it to Slatepeak Mines.

Meanwhile, Xander's people had arrived at Loutan Lake, and Hull's crew, not to be outdone, was already in Westonville.

The next morning, Yvonne woke up to the news, feeling ridiculously refreshed.

"Well, I'll be damned," she grinned, popping a fat blueberry into her mouth. "If Black Gate doesn't hand that person over after all this, I'll eat my own hat."

The blueberries from Litamark were something else-sweeter than anything she'd ever tasted, with this fragrant punch that made her want to eat the whole carton. Xander raised an eyebrow. "So, we're in the clear now?"

Yvonne reached for another berry, but Xander grabbed her hand and stole it for himself, popping it quickly into his mouth.

Yvonne stared at him, offended. "Seriously?!"

Now her fingers were all sticky and gross with his spit. Ugh. She wiped them off on his shirt, scowling hard enough to curdle milk.

Xander's face darkened. "What's that look for?"

fingers are covered in your slobber, you

just glared at her. This woman,

buzzed on the table. Dan was

the screen, then at Yvonne. "What do you figure he wants

shrugged. "To beg for

almost laughed. This woman..... always so direct, never sugarcoating a thing. She really

"Mr. Murray, calling

can you stoop? You know damn well didn't take Susanna Are you just trying

I took last time, now you're hanging this crap on me

hit Black Gate's Loutan Lake, they'd gone after his

to enjoy it. He'd woken up to the news and nearly thrown his phone

stayed cool. "Look, I know what went down last time. But with Susanna? Hell if I know what

last

to combust. "I'm telling you, I didn't take her! How

noise. Since yesterday he'd been telling them,

was Black Gate. And you're part of Black Gate,