Ryder
Before leaving that office, she looked at Samson, “What you heard today, both units heard, about all that happened to Emery in the wars. None of you are to mention that she was brutalized to her family. She doesn’t want them to know about it,” she stated. “That is something for Emery to decide upon for herself. Do you understand?”
“Of course,” Samson nodded. “It’s a horrid thing and not many would want their loved ones to know that where possible. I understand that… Is that why they were all kept away from the packhouse?” he asked curiously.
“No, that was just us protecting them in case Ivan followed through on taking her family to threaten her further.” Ryder stated simply “If he had, we’d probably have killed him here and now, thankfully, he was smart enough not to. Though I hav
