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TRISTIAN’S POV

I was sitting at the card table with my guys the next day, normally trying to relax and enjoy the game. The temporary escape that it provided from the reality of where we were was more than anything I could ask for especially considering the circumstances that surrounded us.

For me, this was just another way to pass the time until I could get out of here. I had just won another round and the pile of chips in front of me was getting larger and that was when one of the boys, Charlie, walked into the room. He was a very busy person and today was not an exception. He had been out, doing some jobs on the outside. He did not look like much as he was just a bit scruffy, always with a lazy smile on his face but he was no doubt used to it. And right now, the expression in his face told me that he had something important to say.

"Tristan," Charlie called me and nodded his head for me to come over. I raised an eyebrow as I was curious about what he had to say this time but not t