Her Reckoning
For the first time, she saw the cracks — not weakness, but grief carved deep, the kind a man carried for decades.
“This started a long time ago,” Ghost said, voice low, steady, carrying like a sermon. “Seventeen years back, before most of you wore this patch. Before Maddox was old enough to throw a punch worth a damn. Before Emily ever set foot through that door. There was a woman. Elaine.”
The name hit Emily like a stone to the chest. She flinched, but Kayla’s hand pressed firmer on her shoulder, holding her steady. Sierra angled herself slightly closer, her presence daring anyone to look at Emily like she was weak.
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