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?"

It's patient, a challenge, I think, to figure

does he want

isn't playing

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

Remington has greater numbers than us, he

To pressure us into deals we're

even want to ask what

the invitations to all of his people, all of mine. If I keep you from it, it will look like

say, hesitating,

freezes then, looking at me

bursts

me, why is that funny?" I

walking by me and giving me a little swat on my jodhpur-clad butt. "Go get ready! We're leaving at 4:30, sharp!

and I stare after him as

he..." I

Hudson continues, his voice

wide as saucers.

***

later, Jayde is putting the finishing

it off with some hairspray. My entire scalp hurts, each strand of hair having been combed and

triumph, of course. It's so elaborately curled and swept

look like I could

can see both of our faces in the mirror. She laughs, then, giving me a kiss on the cheek and then

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