Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Brooklyn

Blood drains from my face.

"The entire pack?" I whisper.

If meeting Louisa and the kids went poorly, how would this go over?

"And in exchange," Aden continues, "he's invited all of our crew as well. It was different, when I had Remington come here there was just a small guest list, not so many people..."

I swallow. Why does all of this suddenly feel so threatening?

"But tonight," Aden says, not noticing the face I'm making, "he wants all of his people and all of my people

in a room together. And not on either of our turf-in an outside location."

I glance at the invitation again and see, indeed, that he's invited us all to meet at a local country club.

Aden continues to shake his head and Hudson joins him.

"I just don't like it," Aden says pensively.

"Catch me up," I say. "What exactly is the problem?"

at me then. It's patient, a challenge, I

he want

Hudson isn't playing

big families get together like this, sometimes other gangs, or other packs, see it as an...opportunity. Two birds with one

up the thread, "because Remington has greater numbers than

opportunity. To pressure us into deals we're not

swallow. I don't even want to ask what

cornered there. He's already sent out the invitations to all of his people, all of mine. If I keep you from it, it will

I say, hesitating, "I

looking

he bursts out

is that

giving me a little swat on my jodhpur-clad

and I stare after him

he..." I say,

his voice low and

to look him, my eyes as wide

***

few hours later, Jayde is putting the finishing touches on

little as she pins the last piece into place, finishing it off with some hairspray. My entire scalp hurts, each strand of hair having been combed and tugged and curled and

It's so elaborately curled and swept up

like I could be getting

says, leaning down so that I can see both of our faces in the mirror. She laughs, then, giving me a kiss on the cheek and then wiping her lipstick off my

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