Cross My Tigress Face the Wrath

Dan had just gotten off the phone with Xander, still seething with anger, when he heard Blacktower was calling for him.

He spat out two words, annoyed: "Not going!"

Carroll, ever the eager assistant, chimed in, "Want me to tell them that?"

"Wait..."

"What now?"

Dan sighed, "Get the car ready."

Honestly, he hadn't been in a rush about this whole Susanna thing. He figured Yvonne and Xander could handle it themselves and ask around if they needed help.

But this woman—she was like a rabid dog, lashing out at everyone when she couldn't find her target.

Now, thanks to her, he had to get involved in the wild goose chase too.

Just thinking about it made Dan's blood boil.

Meanwhile, on Xander's side of town-

Yvonne slammed back a glass of milk in one gulp, fuming. "Still not tough enough, huh?"

She'd been repeating that line since last night.

She was convinced Black Gate wouldn't give up Susanna because they hadn't hit them hard enough yet.

suffered losses big enough-nothing compared to what Lacey took

the

looked at her, deep in thought, but said

hair. "Jeez, I've never come up against

done, they still hadn't gotten what they wanted. First time for

soon, Star's gonna be heartbroken. She was comforting me on the

feel a

knowing how much Susanna

a brow.

worry, even though I could tell she was really anxious herself Still, she put On a brave face for

so sweet?"

wavered with

unreadable passing

My sister's not some bratty

reputation for being high-maintenance was infamous back

just shook his

this really about being

how frantic

when Susanna

Now she was comforting. Yvonne instead...

it just didn't add

was no way she'd be so calm unless something else

on, "I don't care, just go after anything else you've got your eye on-take

family never used to be like this. Now

thoughtful look that