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“I have a theory” Jigsaw’s glasses sat propped on the top of his head and an open laptop rested in front of hi Good for the Handlers, bad for the Dragons For the first tirowing in his gut Jig was the sure this shit out, Jig could

“Spit it out, Jig,” Copper said

“Think about what’s been going on since Mav disappeared” He tapped the end of his pen on his co on debts Rocket’s construction projects are on hold We closed the bar and the gys Our wo told to either stay ho them everywhere Basically, we’re dead in the water All business has been halted in favor of searching for Mav”

“He’s crippled us,” Zach said Jesus, when had Shark become such a force?

“Exactly He’s frozen us in our tracks and completely knocked us on our asses If we continue on this way for too er we’ll lose clients, money, business He’s attacked us with hardly any effort on his part And he’ll steal our club right out from under us if this continues”

As he stood, Copper shoved his chair back so hard it slaround “Fuck!” He kicked the downed chair, splintering off a leg It shot across the roo

No one cared Even if they did, no one was stupid enough to tell Copper how to react

“So, we need to go back to business as usual That’s what you’re telling me?” Copper asked

“I think so,” Jig said “Shark wants a piece of our pie Actually, fuck that, he wants the whole da it At least not while we’re still breathing”

Copper circled the table until he was behind Jig’s chair He clapped the treasurer on the back and said, “Nice work, Jig”

While the rest of the exec board discussed getting their operations up and running again, Zach let his ’s plan Noback to one sickening conclusion: Mav was fucked