Silence swallowed the clubhouse after the Black Reaper ended the call and every single person in the room looked toward me like the air had suddenly turned explosive.
Knox still held the burner phone tightly enough that his knuckles looked white. And Roman broke the silence first.
“Absolutely f*****g not.” Roman said.
“Yeah, no chance.” Crow nodded immediately.
“They want Maze because of Knox.” Torch said leaning back against the wall while rubbing both hands across his face.
“They want leverage.” Saint corrected quietly.
Knox finally spoke then and his voice came out low and dangerous enough to freeze the room.
“They don’t get her.” Knox said.
Something in my chest tightened painfully at that.
“Question is what they actually want.” Roman said folding his arms.
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