(Ridge)
I left Mira in the section and headed to the main building.
Monday morning. The compound was alive again. Brothers moving around. Working. Talking.
Life was getting back to normal. Or as normal as it could be after burying five men.
I walked to my office. Found Dane already there. Sitting at the table with paperwork spread out.
"Morning," he said.
"Morning."
I sat down across from him. Looked at the papers. Schedules. Rosters. Plans.
"What's all this?" I asked.
"Lockdown plans. We need to talk about lifting it."
I nodded. We'd been on full lockdown since the war ended. No one in or out except for the funerals. Gates closed. Guards everywhere.
But we couldn't stay like that forever.
"What are you thinking?" I asked.
"Partial lift. We open the gates during the day. Let b
