Chapter 58

“Out at the reserve.”

“While Oliver’s running wild in town?” Leo shook his head. “I hope whatever you were doing was worth it. I want this son of a bitch’s head.”

“Aden doesn’t have to explain himself to you,” Darren said. “If anything, you should explain just what you were thinking leading Oliver right to Aden’s door.”

Leo blinked at Darren. “Because we have an arrangement. And I needed help. If anyone would have been ready for Oliver, it would’ve been him. If he’d been here.”

“Trust me,” Aden interceded. “Nobody regrets the fact that I wasn’t here more than I do. Is this the first move he’s made against you? Or just the first I’m hearing about it?”

“No, it’s the first. He seemed a little slow tonight. I wouldn’t have been mauled like this if he hadn’t had others with him.”

Darren froze, the newly stained rag hovering over the bite mark. “He was moving slow? Was he doing any of the fighting himself? Or did he leave it to his lackeys?”