The gravel yard slowly returned to its regular motion as the lookouts went back to their posts, but the thick air inside the compound was more suffocating and heavy than it had ever been before.
Raven was officially back inside our home. Stone’s terrifying mother was staying in the bedroom down the hall. And the worst part of it all was the absolute truth that settled into my chest—I had been the exact person to open the gates and let them in.
The transition into the evening was nothing short of a complete nightmare. The presence of Mrs. Callahan and Raven inside the clubhouse felt exactly like a dark, heavy cloud had settled over the entire brotherhood. Nobody was laughing in the main room, and the usual loud music that echoed from the bar was completely turned off. The brothers moved a
