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?"

berries! My fingers are covered in your slobber, you

just glared at her. This woman,

the table. Dan

Yvonne. "What do you figure he

"To

almost laughed. This woman..... always so direct, never sugarcoating a thing. She really had no idea how

answered, not bothering to leave the room. "Mr. Murray, calling to hand her

crazy, but you-how low can you stoop? You know damn well didn't take Susanna

took last time,

only had Xander's crew hit Black Gate's Loutan Lake, they'd gone after his own Pigeon

Dan had only just snagged from Derek—not even long enough to enjoy it. He'd woken up to the news and

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

last

I didn't take her!

Xander were treating his words like background noise. Since yesterday he'd been telling them, but

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