(Ridge)
I woke up early. Mira was still asleep next to me. Her face peaceful. Relaxed.
I got up. Got dressed. Tried not to wake her.
She needed rest. Yesterday had been hard on both of us.
I checked my phone. New message from an unknown number.
I opened it.
"Time to end this. You and me. Face to face. Neutral ground. Just the two of us. We talk. We settle it. Or we keep going until one of us is dead."
Carter.
I stared at the message. Read it again.
He wanted to meet. Wanted to end the war.
Bullshit.
It was a trap. Had to be.
I walked to the main room. Dane was already there. Coffee in hand.
"Morning," he said.
"Morning."
"You good?"
"Yeah. Better than yesterday."
"How's Mira?"
"She's fine. We talked. Worked it out."
"Good. And Harlow?"
"Still pissed. But she'll get over
