The walk back from the creek felt quieter than the fight itself and that silence pressed harder against my chest than the gunfire had. Nobody inside the group looked confused anymore and nobody pretending this was random. Raze was circling closer and everybody knew it. Bikes rolled through the compound gates while floodlights burned across the yard and armed men still guarded every entrance and the second the engines shut off Blade started barking orders across the property again. “Double watches on the south side and nobody rides alone tonight.” Blade snapped. Several men nodded immediately before spreading back through the compound. The exhaustion hanging over everybody mixed badly with adrenaline and paranoia. “Guy at the creek say anything else?” Heath asked climbing off his b

