Chapter 266

Mason’s POV

“Listen, I was about to call you. I think Logan’s onto me. He’s been acting strange, like he’s suspicious. We should postpone the mission, at least for a little while.”

There was silence on the other end, and for a moment, I thought he’d hung up. Then his voice came through, colder than before.

“Postpone? You don’t get to tell me what to do. I’m the boss here, Mason, not you.”

I felt a lump rise in my throat, but I forced myself to speak. “I’m just saying, if he’s suspicious, this could go wrong. We need to be careful.”

“Careful?” The man laughed, a harsh, joyless sound. “The only thing you need to be careful about is doing exactly what I tell you. If this mission fails because of you, your little sister won’t be around to see tomorrow. Do you understand me?”

His words hit me like a punch to the gut. My breath caught, and my grip on the