Chapter 119

Murphy POV

My smirk widened with a cruel but confident slash across his face. My fingers itched to draw my own piece, but I loved this game too much, and I loved seeing the conflict in Knox’s tired eyes.

“Then do it,” I dared him tauntingly. “Go on. Pull it and see what happens.”

Knox’s jaw tightened even more, but then, slowly and deliberately, he took his hand off his pistol. That’s what I thought, all talk and no show.

I leaned forward with the table groaning under my weight.

“Now, let’s get something clear, you sumbitch,” I said with my voice dropping something colder. “We might be shakin’ hands today, but that’s a temporary arrangement. You hear me? You’re a Hellfang. I’m a Dead Revenant. That ain’t a partnership; that’s a ceasefire. And you’re still my enemy.”

I saw the anger flash in his eyes, and it felt sweet to watch.

“In fact,” I continued, “now that that fool Myles is out of the picture, I’m gonna make it my personal missi