Susanna gave a small nod. "Yeah, I'll go in."

Honestly, she didn't really want to see Derek right now.

But she walked into the room anyway.

Hull glanced at Barnaby. "Go ahead and bring him in."

"Sure thing, boss."

Barnaby left and returned quickly, escorting Derek into the room-alone. Not a single member of his crew was allowed in with him.

He'd shown up solo.

Hull sat back in his chair, a cigarette dangling from his fingers, making no move to stand.

Derek greeted him curtly, "Mr. Miguel."

There was no denying Derek's presence-he had the unmistakable aura of a Black Gate man. He and Susanna looked strikingly alike, especially their eyes. But where Susanna's gaze was clear and unguarded, Derek's was all calculation and old scars.

Right now, though, he just looked tired. Clearly, the past few days hadn't been kind to him.

just took another drag of his cigarette, his expression unreadable. To Derek,

arrogance only made Derek more certain-Hull didn't care all that much about Susanna. If he did, he'd at least show a little respect to her father. But

from Hull, cutting right


bother replying, still

kind of cold shoulder was rare for Derek-probably the first time he'd been treated like this in years. He had a hard time hiding his

clipped, "you, the Quinn family, and the Schultz family—are you really just using Susanna as an excuse to go after Black

an eyebrow.

exactly did we ever do to piss

people-we've always stayed out

out

The two sides had always kept to

leaned forward. "What is it about Black Gate that you

they were searching for something buried within them. Like they were tearing

short, mocking laugh. "Mr. Murray, do you

have you just forgotten?"

words dripped with


what to make

he

slight curve

his eyes grew colder by the

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