He chuckles. “Yeah, that’s what I mentioned too.”

My mind instantly switches again into planning mode, specializing in that as a substitute of my drawings. After Atlas tells me the main points of the store’s location, I nod. “Okay, I can positively put some Enigma members on staking it out. It’s close to our territory, so it gained’t look suspicious in the event that they’re noticed.”

“That’s not vital.” He shakes his head. “You’ve already misplaced extra of your folks than we now have to this man, they usually is likely to be in peril in the event that they do that.”

“Sure, it’s vital,” I fireplace again. “My crew will wish to be concerned in taking Silas down. Apart from, Nico did the work of discovering out the lead. It’s the least I can do to attempt to comply with up on it. We’re companions on this, proper?”

A smile breaks out throughout Atlas’s face, and I attempt to ignore what the sight of it does to my coronary heart.

“Yeah, vicious. We’re.” He considers one thing for a second, then provides, “For those who’re placing folks on the market, we are able to no less than provide you with some gear. We’ve obtained night time imaginative and prescient goggles and another surveillance gear.”

My eyebrows shoot up. “You do? Not that I’m not grateful for it, however I didn’t suppose that was customary gear for many biker gangs.”

He chuckles. “Properly, we aren’t most gangs. We do some ‘freelance’ work every so often—principally of the unlawful selection, for individuals who will pay us sufficient. We obtained that gear for a job we did some time again, and we held on to it in case we ever wanted it once more.”

“Good factor you probably did.”

“Guess so.” His grin widens, and he jerks his head towards the door. “For those who’re free now, we are able to head over to the clubhouse to get the stuff.”

“Yeah. All of this will wait.” I nod, grabbing my stuff and setting it apart.

The 2 of us experience over, and as soon as we attain the wooded space the place their clubhouse sits, Atlas heads inside with me, main the best way by the big area. The final time I used to be right here, this place was full of individuals and loud music, nevertheless it appears a lot chiller when there’s not a celebration occurring—and when Atlas and I are on higher phrases.

It’s simpler to be round him with that awkward, loaded pressure lastly gone.

There’s a giant open space in the midst of the clubhouse, with smaller rooms and hallways main off from it. Atlas leads me into what seems like a provide room and rummages inside a sturdy trying steel cupboard for some time earlier than pulling out a black case. When he pops it open, there are night time imaginative and prescient goggles and little button cameras nestled inside in specifically crafted recesses.

“This could do it,” he says. “In the event that they put the cameras close to the store, they will monitor the feed even when they should step away for no matter cause. They don’t have too far of a spread, nevertheless it ought to be sufficient on your folks to duck out of sight in the event that they should.”

“That sounds excellent,” I inform him, nodding as he closes the case again up. “I nearly can’t consider this is likely to be over quickly. As soon as we determine who Silas is, we are able to eradicate him and ensure he wasn’t working with anybody else.”

Atlas nods, and though I anticipated him to look comfortable about that, the simple smile that’s been on his face since we obtained right here falls away.

“After which what occurs?” he asks, his voice low.

I blink, caught off guard by the query.

“I… I don’t know,” I admit, realizing as I converse simply how true my phrases are. “Our settlement, this association, actually solely pertained to coping with the Silas risk. Past that, I’m undecided.”

Atlas nods once more. “I do know what Nico would say if he had been right here. He’d say he desires to remain married to you.”

I furrow my forehead, frowning at him. “Why? Why would he need that?”

One thing glints in Atlas’s eyes. “He thinks it’s advantageous for our gang.”

There’s a word in his voice that makes me fairly certain there’s extra to it than that. Or no less than that Atlas is selecting his phrases rigorously right here.

May there be different causes for Nico wanting to remain married to me?

I chew my lip, turning it over in my head. Though we began off as enemies, lots has modified for the reason that three Princes moved into my home with me. Issues have been good recently, and it wouldn’t be too farfetched to suppose that possibly Nico has… emotions for me.

However he’s by no means mentioned as a lot out loud, and I actually haven’t admitted to the complicated emotions he and his associates convey out in me.

I hesitate, my gaze looking out as I look up at Atlas once more. “And what would you like?”

He’s quiet for an extended second, and I’m wondering if he’s going to reply me. Then he reaches out and wraps a hand round my wrist, pulling me in nearer till we’re chest to chest.

His eyes observe over my face, and he releases my wrist solely to wrap one arm round my waist.

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