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?"

me then. It's patient, a challenge, I think, to figure it out

does he want from

isn't

says, "when big families get together like this, sometimes other gangs, or

"because Remington has greater numbers than us, he could see

an opportunity. To pressure us into deals

I don't even want to ask what more dangerous means.

to all of his people, all of mine. If I keep you from it, it will look like I'm keeping you from

say, hesitating, "I

looking at me in

he bursts out

me, why is that

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

and I stare after him

I

his voice low

look him, my eyes as wide as saucers.

***

hours later, Jayde is putting

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

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

I

She laughs, then, giving me a kiss on the cheek and then wiping her lipstick off my skin with her

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