Knox POV
He doesn’t move right away. Just stands there like he’s sizing her up.
“Vesper,” he says eventually, and the way he says it makes something cold settle in my gut. His tone isn’t casual, it’s cautious. Controlled. Like he’s speaking to a loaded weapon.
I straighten. “What now?”
Charlotte chuckles under her breath, clearly unfazed. “Took your time, Echo.”
I look between them, tension spiking higher with every second. “Wait, what is going on?” I ask, looking directly at him now. “What?”
Charlotte sighs like she’s tired of pretending. “May as well get it over with. I know you’re going to run straight back and tell the entire club anyway.”
I glance at Echo, waiting for him to explain, and he finally does.
“A few years ago, we had an issue with a member, Jacko” he says. I rememb
