CHAPTER 8 Riley I went straight to Mason's cabin. They were all there, waiting. "Jake knows," I said. "We know," Caleb said. "He called us in right after you. Gave us the same ultimatum." "What are we going to do?" "We're not ending this," Mason said firmly. "f**k what Jake says." "But he'll kick me out." "Then we leave too," Owen said. "What?" "We're not staying here without you," Caleb explained. "If Jake kicks you out, we all go." "You can't do that. This is your job." "We don't care," Mason interrupted. "You're more important." "But Jake—" "f**k Jake," Mason said. "We're going to talk to him. Make him understand." "He won't listen—" "Then we'll make him listen," Caleb said. "Together." We found Jake in his cabin an hour later. All four of us. "What the f**k is this?"

