Jasper’s POV.
We were in a race against time. Julia’s first call had come in a little over thirty minutes ago and I wasted no time in rallying enough men to come— covertly of course — with me to the location she provided me with. She proposed we meet to make a truce and even though I wasn’t prepared to accept any deals she had to offer, I wanted to hear what she had to say at least.
Mason Duke submitted the request for Judge Esposito’s recusal earlier in the afternoon and I was only waiting for feedback from him. Felix was recovering in a hospital and the tide had turned in my favor. I was certain. And I knew they— Mart and the rest— had sensed it as well.
The address led us to a farmhouse in the countryside. But the whole place was deserted, like a scene from an apocalyptic movie. Smok
