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“Even if he didn’t plan it,” Casper said, leaning back in his chair, “opportunity dropped in his lap”

“How so?” I asked

“Well,” Casper replied, “he’s got his people up here, makin’ friends with hter down there, close as he can get her, carrying his child”

Cecilia’s face scrunched up in disgust “Can we not phrase it that way? It makes it sound like I had sex with Cane” She shuddered

“Sorry, Buhter “Still, we retaliated up here and he woulda had the perfect set up to fuck with you, and if you tried to fuck him over down there, he had the means to retaliate up here”

“Smart,” Forrest said to himself with a huff

“So, nohat?” I asked “The man’s dead”

“Noe take care of the rest of ’eon said

As the group tossed out ideas about hoe’d take care of the Free America Militia, Olive woke up and started to squirm

“I’ to take her back to the roouys don’t need me for this”

“Always need you,” I teased quietly

“Come find me when you’re done,” she said with a s”

“Lucky,” I said, squeezing her hip as she stood “You want me to wake you up when the food’s ready?”

“Sure”

I watched her walk away until I couldn’t see her anymore, and when I turned back to the table, I , but his expression wasn’t exactly welcoet his shit straight Out of respect for his dad and the grounds ere on, I’d never put a hand on him in the past—but I was just about at the end of my patience If he didn’t keep his mouth shut, I’d shut it for him

“What do you think?” Dragon asked Casper, draggingaround me

“If they don’t get back to Woody’s whiz kid today,” Casper said, tilting his head to the side, “then a show of force would be the right way to go about it Chances are, the son won’t be there—but we canthem”

“You think it’ll matter?” Cam asked

“I think that they believe they’re flyin’ under the radar at this point, and it would be in our best interest to let them know they aren’t”

“Wouldn’t it be better to let theo on believin’ it, and let them come to us?” Tommy asked