Chapter 23
“Mistake?” asked Dane, laughing. “It’s not a mistake to call you on your f*****g lies.”
Sean swallowed, pulse pounding hard through him in fear. Everything was happening so fast and Dane was not handling the confrontation well. He was perhaps the most antagonistic he could be, short of pulling his gun.
Adonia descended the steps, producing a crystal. Dane went ahead and pulled his gun.
“We’re not here for a fight,” said Sean, not wanting to grab any of his throwing knives and knowing that was fast becoming his only option, unless he wanted to try to hide at all. But he couldn’t abandon Dane to a fight alone.
“We just want a confession,” said Dane, apparently willing to talk now that his gun was trained on Adonia. “Once we get it, we’ll leave. We’re not looking to handle thi
