Chapter 49

Zara 

The next two hours disappear beneath a mountain of spreadsheets, coffee, and increasingly creative suggestions about what should happen to Knox McVale if any of us happen to find him alone in a dark alley. 

Jade’s suggestions are by far the most imaginative. Mayhem’s are probably the most realistic. Dad’s are the ones that genuinely worry me. 

The free flow of violent ideas is interrupted by Jade’s phone ringing. A minute later she’s announcing that the last three moving trucks have arrived at the new house that she and Mayhem bought last week, and the guys need help unpacking the furniture. 

Chaos immediately follows, with everyone talking at once, volunteering, calling out to the men in the bar 

area. 

Dad finally holds up both hands. “Enough. Mayhem and Jade need help, so you’re all dropping everything and going over to set up their new house. Nobody leaves until every dish is in the cupboards, the fridge is full, the closets are sorted out, the curtains are hung.”