"Dad?" Philip addressed his father. "What do you think?"
The elder gave a deep sigh and reached for the hand of a worried Gloria. "I have to agree with Ryan and Stanley, son." Joel said gravely. "Ryan is our best bet. If we don't go after them, they will come after us. And we don't have the juice to face them as wolves. With Ryan and Deloris, we stand a better chance."
"Joel..." Gloria gasped with a haunted look in her eyes. If anything happened to Ryan, she was definitely not going to see her son again. But more importantly, she didn't want to risk Ryan's life because she'd come to see and love him as her son too. And no mother would be okay with risking their son's life. "Please don't allow this." She whispered shakily.
Joel turned and wrapped his arms around the trembling woman. "Rem
