"Is he still in there?" Luke’s father, Ricardo, barked into the phone, his voice a jagged saw against Luke's ear."He's here," Luke said. He didn't look at Cass, who was huddled on the shared apartment sofa, but he felt the boy's flinch. "And he's staying.""You listen to me, Lucas," Ricardo growled. "That boy is a Castillo. His father is the reason your uncle is in a wheelchair. Alejandro is a butcher. If you keep him there, you’re inviting a war into our territory. Throw him out. Now.""No." Luke's jaw locked."No?" Ricardo’s roar was loud enough to vibrate the handset. "You're choosing a stray over your own blood? Over your sisters? Over Maria?""I’m choosing the law," Luke snapped. "He asked for sanctuary. By the old pack codes, I can’t refuse. Not unless I want to be the one who breaks the peace."A long, heavy silence stretched over the line. "You think you're being a hero," Ricardo finally whispered, the venom replaced by a cold, terrifying disappointment. "But you’re just a ta
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