(Ridge)
An hour passed and we had nothing.
I stood at the edge of the clearing and watched brothers and Kane's men come back one by one with the same empty hands and the same empty faces and I felt something in me going very quiet and very cold in a way that was worse than the anger.
I called Garrett.
He answered immediately. "Ridge."
"I need every road out of Crosswell blocked. Every single one. Every vehicle stopped and checked. Nobody moves in or out of this area without being looked at."
"Ridge I already have units on the east roads."
"That's not what I said. I said every road. North. South. East. West. Every route out of this town. I don't care how many units it takes. I don't care who you have to call. Block them all."
A pause. "That's a significant operation. I need authoriz
