My breath gets caught in my throat at his coldly-delivered words, and I panic at the thought of more innocent lives being taken. “No! That’s not part of the deal, Jack! If you k*ll anyone, I swear, I’m not going anywhere near you! I’d rather take my chances here and die with my loved ones than voluntarily surrender to a m*rderer!”
Jack chuckles. “It’s amusing that you think that this is a deal… so I’ll let your impertinence slide this time. But I’ve waited long enough, Maeve, and this is quickly becoming tiresome. Come to me tonight or it will be someone’s blo0dy head on your conscience tomorrow.”
“My conscience!?” I gasp, unable to let this audacity to gaslight me pass as he tries to make me the guilty party instead. “You’re the one giving the orders to cut off someone’s life as calmly
