"She's the one who told us to take it, anyway..."

Yvonne had no clue about that flicker of something strange in Xander's eyes. She kept talking, “Honestly, I think it's good you're being tough on them. Who knows, it might just force them to give in!"

“And as for Hull, you know when he sees you getting tough, he's gonna double down too!"

Xander just stared at her for a moment. “...

Yvonne continued, "Hey, have you noticed something weird?"

"Noticed what?" Xander asked.

"Hull. Doesn't it seem like he's got a personal vendetta against Black Gate?"

Xander blinked. "What makes you say that?"

A vendetta? He hadn't seen that coming.

Yvonne dragged out the chair next to him and flopped down. "My people told me that since last night, Hull's been going after Black Gate nonstop. He's ruthless, not giving them a moment to breathe."

She sounded casual now, but when she first heard the reports, she'd thought— this doesn't seem like someone just trying to negotiate...

It felt a lot more like revenge.

Xander said, "You think anyone's gonna give Black Gate a chance to catch their breath right now?"

you worried that if we push too hard, they'll just... well, do something drastic


seem

ones who'd gotten her into this mess, and yet here they were, more worried about what Black Gate might do to

her past life

glass of wine, then said with meaning, "Black

was nothing left for them to

they get desperate, they do crazy things. Sometimes, they'll even turn on

was why she kept telling Adelle and the others, if they just handed Susanna back over, she'd return what she'd taken-no questions

and nail, if she made it clear there was no chance of

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things at Black Gate were in total

forces,

Lottie? She was even more ruthless-she'd all but stormed Slatepeak Miles, taking whatever

the time Dan came home, Finch


way. Derek and Finch were in the study, but

being dragged into this mess-she couldn't

people were taking heavy losses, and their grip

didn't even look

"Whatever you want, Dan-Finch and I

Susanna back to

her way, but there was only cold amusement

breath caught.

and

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