Chapter 884
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The words hit Dan like a punch to the gut. He was furious.
He and Yvonne had just swiped a ton of stuff from Black Gate over the past few days, and now here was Xander, sitting across from him, talking about their supposed losses?
Seriously? After everything that had gone down, did anyone lose more than Black Gate?
Dan was so mad, he could barely breathe.
Xander said, “You think grabbing all that stuff didn’t cost us manpower and resources? If we just hand them back, aren’t we the ones taking the bigger hit?”
Dan’s jaw dropped.
Was Xander actually trying to be reasonable here? No way that argument would fly anywhere.
Dan snapped, “Xander!”
“From now on, if it’s about Susanna, talk to Hull or Ronald. Don’t call me.”
He’d said the same thing to Yvonne. Then he hung up.
Dan just stared at his phone in disbelief, feeling like something snapped inside him-hard.
Not their responsibility anymore. Losses.
Those two thoughts kept echoing in his head, making it hard to think straight.
Meanwhile, with Xander and Yvonne-
Xander braced his strong arms on either side of the old armchair, boxing Yvonne in.
His presence was overwhelming, and Yvonne tried to wriggle away instinctively.
“Wh-what are you doing?”
Xander grinned. “Getting cold feet?”
“As if!”
She’d just told Hull on the phone, didn’t she? Whatever Hull needed, she’d do it.
Hull wanted them to keep going, so-yeah, she’d keep going.
Xander asked, “You sure you want to keep hitting them?”
“Of course! What else am I supposed to do? My brother says go, I go!”
From the moment things got messy, she knew whose side she was on.
As for Dan… after what happened years ago, he was long gone from Yvonne’s definition of ‘family.’
Xander let out a low laugh. “You’re really sure?”
“Absolutely. My brother calls the shots.”
“
“Look, here—”
Yvonne pulled out an old city map and pointed to a spot she’d circled.
Xander’s face tightened when he saw it. “I hate to admit it, but you’ve got ice in your veins.”
If they hit that place, Black Gate was finished. No way they’d recover from this.
“That’s the spot,” Yvonne said, sounding totally unbothered.
She was all business-no room for mercy.
And Xander, seeing that fire in her
eyes,
alized this was a woman you
did not mess with. Double-cross her, and you’d pay for it in spade!
He slid a hand behind her neck and kissed her hard.
They’d spent enough time together now that this kind of thing was starting to feel natural to him-especially her scent.
They’d grown up together, but he’d never really noticed her as a woman before. Now… he couldn’t get enough.
Yvonne, on the other hand, wasn’t exactly enjoying the moment. “Stop.”
“Hm?”
“I’m gonna be sick. Let go, seriously!”
At that, Xander’s face darkened. “Do I disgust you?”
“Oh my god, no! Move, seriously, I’m about to lose it—”
She shoved Xander out of the way and made a beeline for the bathroom, hand over her mouth.
Xander frowned, confused, until he heard her retching behind the door.
He grumbled to himself, “Ronald’s
really done a number on his little et
sister this time. When we get back
to Ferrowland I’m gonna have word with him.
He pulled out his phone and called Shawn. The line picked up fast. “Hey, bro, what’s up?”
“Find me a psychologist.”
“A what?”
“A psychologist?! Wait, Wuts
the one who’s always been nuts! After all these years, what’s
more crazy thing? Why be one
seeing a shrink now?
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