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?"

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

he

isn't

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

Aden says, picking up the thread, "because Remington

an opportunity. To pressure us into deals

I don't even want to ask what more

us cornered there. He's already sent out the invitations to all of his people, all of mine.

hesitating, "I could just

freezes then, looking at me

he bursts out

that funny?" I want

Brooklyn," he says, walking by me and giving me a little swat on my jodhpur-clad butt. "Go get

and I stare after him as he

I

continues, his voice low and

my eyes as wide as saucers.

***

later, Jayde is putting the finishing touches on

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

so elaborately curled and

like I could be getting

She laughs, then, giving me a kiss on the cheek and then wiping her lipstick

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