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that.”
    Luken hesitated for a second before continuing with what sounded like a whole lot of caution, as if he weren’t sure that he was free to speak his mind.  “ Then he’s making a play.  This could be our in.  And by the way, your girl’s having some issues when it comes to taking him out.”
    That was true.  Jade was having some serious issues when it came to her father.  But confirming that to a pack member that was not her number one fan most likely wouldn’t go over well.  So instead, I asked, “You know what the deal is?”
    “Nope, he wants you to call him,” he said.  “All he said was that there’s something big in play, something that you and Jade would want in on and that if you work with him, he won’t tell anyone else about what he saw you do to her.”
    Okay, that was good.  It was probably better that no one knew whatever it was that Jeff had to offer until I figured out what the hell he was up to.  “Did Jade say anything?” I asked.
    Luken didn’t answer right away.  He sighed, and let out a frustrated growl, then sighed again.  When he spoke, his voice was strained.  “She said a hell of a lot, but she doesn’t know what he wants or what he’s accusing you of.  She didn’t talk to him.  I told her I’d run it by you and let you decide if she needed to know.  She agreed to it, Aidan.  Without hesitation.  No argument.  Nothing.”
    That wasn’t so good.  Jade being fully agreeable with Luken should have been good, but because it was Jade we were talking about and he was, well, Luken, it really wasn’t good.  My jaw clenched and through my teeth I asked, “What’s she doing now?”
    “I sent her inside to see Marcy,” he said with a huff.  “She’s freaked out and she’s pissed off.  Not a good combination.”  He didn’t quite manage to hide the bitterness from his tone.
    Dominic’s gaze was hard and unwavering, stuck on my face, and I inhaled slowly, attempting to work through the sudden irritation Luken’s call had brought on and keep it out of my tone.  The breath didn’t help.
    “Don’t remember asking for your opinion,” I bit out on a growl.  I paused, and took another breath.  “Set up her phone to have her calls forwarded to me before you give it back to her.”  And with that, I dropped the call, not waiting for a confirmation.
    “That was harsh,” Dominic said evenly, and his lips twitched up at the corners.
    I shoved my phone back in my pocket.  “Your point?” I snapped, not seeing the humor in the situation.  My eyes sparked.  I felt the tingle, followed by a quick pulse of adrenaline.
    “No point, just an observation,” Dominic said in a low, calm voice, raising his hands.  He waited a beat and when I didn’t offer up anything, he asked, “You going to fill me in?”
    I heaved a sigh, thought about telling him to screw off, but instead said, “Yeah.”  I pushed off the car, rolled my shoulders, and then quickly filled him in. 
    When I finished, Dominic didn’t speak immediately.  He was staring across the parking lot.  I didn’t need to wonder what he was thinking about.  The torn, stricken expression gave him away.  I was sure he was thinking the same things I was.  How far would Jade go to end this?  How much could we ask of her before she broke?  And he was probably trying to decide if we should even tell her about the call.
    He pulled in a shaky breath, blinked, and focused on me, his gaze resolved.  “Call him.  Set up a meeting.”
    “No,” I said firmly.  There was no way I was going to hand Jade back over to him.  She was finally mine.  All mine.  There wasn’t a chance in hell I’d give her up now and honestly, we didn’t need to.  Jeff was scrambling.  Trying to find some hold on us.  I was sure of it.
    He groaned long and loud, rubbing a hand roughly across his forehead.  “Aidan, think about it.  When the team hears about this they’ll freak.”
    I shook my head.  “