Lucas stared at his phone, his jaw clenched tightly as Damian’s warning replayed in his mind.
Robert Langston wasn’t just someone to ignore. If he was sending men to investigate Desi and Colin, it meant he considered them a threat. And Robert wasn’t the type to leave loose ends.
Lucas couldn’t let anything happen to them.
The decision was made. He grabbed his jacket, heading straight for Desi’s house. The night was quiet, the town still and peaceful—yet every shadow, every unfamiliar car parked along the street, heightened his nerves. He wouldn’t risk Colin or Desi falling into Langston’s crosshairs.
Desi was folding laundry in the living room when a sharp knock on the door startled her. She frowned, glancing at the clock. It was late—too late for visitors. Hesitantly, she moved to th
