94

BRANDON

I find Cassius holding a glass of bourbon in the dimness of the dining room. He knows that I needed him sober, but the whole plan must’ve gotten into him.

Silvanus’s text came in the afternoon, leaving us only the time and a location, a detail favorable for both parties—which was good so Jason and his Wolves can follow their strategy.

I guess my cousin will not be very pleased to hear the sudden change Jason has planned.

I lean on the wall, slipping my hands into my pocket. “What are you doing?”

Cassius frowns. “Don’t worry. This is just to calm my nerves. What’s up?”

“Alayna still doesn’t know about Jason’s whole plan yet. I don’t want to surprise her at the sudden change because this involves her family.”

He scowls. “What changed?”

“This includes you, actually, and I think I need a shot.”

He gulps the remaining liquid in his glass and pours another shot, throws in two cubes of ice and hands it to me. “What about me and Alayna’s family?”

“Suspicious men are lurking around Ala