The room went silent.
“They’re still in town.”
Luca’s words echoed through the office like a gunshot.
My stomach dropped.
For a second, nobody moved.
Nobody spoke.
Then Reaper stood.
The scrape of his chair against the floor seemed unnaturally loud.
“Where?”
Luca’s expression turned serious.
“Old motel on the south side of town.”
Ghost appeared in the doorway.
“Three confirmed.”
“Only three?” Reaper asked.
Ghost shrugged.
“Three we can see.”
That somehow felt worse.
Reaper looked toward me.
His expression didn’t change.
But something in his eyes did.
Calculation.
Assessment.
Protection.
“Ivy stays here.”
I blinked.
“Excuse me?”
His gaze shifted to me fully.
“You’re not leaving the bar.”
I folded my arms.
“That’s not a request, is it?”
“No.”
Luca winced.
“Oh,
