Ivanna, along with her younger sister Leanne, had their stuff tampered with.


    When Derek found out, he was livid.


    Leanne was still in the hospital, unconscious and in critical condition-the damage Hull had done was obvious.


    Ivanna came to find Derek just as he was finishing a phone call.


    With a sharp crack, Derek mmed his phone down on his desk.


    His face was thunderous.


    Not far away, Caden stood respectfully, his expression grim.


    Derek was practically panting with anger. "So they''re all here now, huh?"


    Caden nodded. "Right now, things are really bad for us. Susanna-we need to find her and hand her over, and fast."


    ck Gate was in absolute chaos.


    Xander, Yvonne, and Hull had teamed up against them, and all those smaller groups who''d always disliked ck Gate-but never dared to show it were now joining in.


    Every gang and faction in Litamark was sticking their nose in.


    ck Gate was barely holding together, and now they were about to tip over the edge.


    Derek gritted his teeth. "Find her. You think I''m not trying? Any luck?"


    So far, there was still radio silence from Finch and Dan.


    All they knew was Susanna wasn''t with ck Gate anymore-where she was or who had taken her was aplete mystery.


    At first, Derek thought this whole thing was just a ploy to mess with them. But now? Even if it was just a bluff, if they couldn''t produce Susanna, they were in deep trouble.


    He rubbed his temples, feeling the headache pounding behind his eyes.


    Caden said nothing.


    Ivanna was fuming. "We didn''t take her! Why are they ming us?"


    Derek looked over at her, his headache spiking. "What are you doing here?"


    Ivanna huffed. "Dad, there''s trouble over at Bristle Bay. The Quinn family is stirring things up."


    The Quinn family-Yvonne''s people.


    Derek''s headache only got worse.


    "She''s not with us! Why don''t you go tell them that?" Ivanna snapped.


    Derek shot her a sharp look. "You mean, I should go try to reason with them?"


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    Now, the shoe was on the other foot.


    Ivanna''s face darkened. "So what now? We just let them walk all over us and do nothing?"


    "If you want to do something, go for it!"


    Do nothing? Like that was an option.


    But the truth was, ck Gate was more divided than ever. With all the outside pressure, everyone was pulling in different directions Ev Since Lacey came back, half the crew wanted to follow her, and the


    rest were just looking out for themselves.


    Ivanna threw up her hands. "So what, now we help them find Susanna? Seriously?"


    Just saying it made her blood boil. Since when did ck Gate do other people''s dirty work?


    Derek rubbed his forehead again, the headache relentless.


    ck Gate was cracking under the pressure.


    Meanwhile, when Yvonne heard that even the small-time gangs were


    turning on ck Gate, she cone?


    help but smirk.


    "Wow, ck Gate sure has made a lot of enemies over the years, huh?”


    Xander squeezed her hand, gently rubbing her fingers. Yvonne couldn''t help butugh at the ticklish feeling.