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"Where’s Hank?" I asked, doing thehis head in the pile

"We assume he’s with Mercy"

I closed the trunk lid and druernails on it I wanted to feel bad for this I’d sentenced these men to death, and without uilt didn’t come I’d made a call Lucas should have made on his own The men in that trunk represented more of a risk to Lucas’s pack than they had to me personally

"Well done," I said

"That’s it? That’s what you’re going to say to e

"Do you want h-five you?"

"I want you to adiveness"

I snorted "No You’ve done what a good king needed to do"

"You asked for this"

"And I shouldn’t have needed to Mercy’s pack was a threat to you Don’t kid yourself that you did this for me You just let me make the hard call for you"

"I killed them for you"

"How romantic"

Lucas threw his hands in the air in a faer cared if I tested his patience In fact, I no longer cared what Lucas thought of me at all

"You--"

Desht You should have taken action against the for her You talk about being a king and h calls? This was a call for you to make, and she did it for you So just shut up"

Lucas looked ready to blow He snapped his fingers at Do faithfully Lucas paused by the passenger door of the car "You should knohile you were busy shipping my sister away, your one"

Even after he got into the car, I continued to stare at the place where he’d been standing All I could think was He let this happen on purpose Followed shortly by, I did all this for nothing I took two steps back and sat on the steps leading down to my apartment The car pulled away, and I was left alone with Desone," I said, ain," Holden re patiently off to the side Noas standing directly behind me "The threat is over"

I jerked ot to my feet "It’s not over The threat won’t be over until she’s dead"

"Then you’ll find her"

I looked froht this would do it I thought I’d finally be done with her"