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basement.
    “I thought the files were either on the computer or here,” James said.
    “That is what I thought. Only within the last twenty years has information been going on file. My dad printed everything off and stored it away in the house. Possession was not the original house where the club met.”
    “Where did the club usually meet?” James asked.
    “At my house, the one that has been passed down through each generation of Knox’s. Some of the stuff here is in writing. I think it dates back easily a hundred years.” Stephen closed and file and threw it on the floor.
    “Anything with Black and Knox?”
    “Yes, you’re not going to like it. This here has the three files of Knox and Black, but there is also Castleden, James. Something went on among our families, and I’ve no idea what it is.”
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    Dane listened to them talk. They were getting close to putting their history together. He’d figured it out the moment he read the files. It was done in code and one he’d easily been able to decipher. These two men had no idea how tightly they were wound with the Black name or how tightly the Black name was wound with Green.
    “I’m going to get a drink,” Dane said.
    Stephen nodded his head then continued talking with James.
    He liked both men and knew when they saw the truth, they would be in for a world of hurt. Dane walked out of the office and down to the bar. He saw Lucas and Sean drinking , which made him hesitate. Staring up the flight of stairs, he walked to the top floor to the far end. He gave three knocks, and Isabella opened the door.
    She looked at him like he’d gone mad. Behind Isabella, Rebecca stood.
    “What are you doing here?” Rebecca asked.
    “I could ask you two the same question.” He pushed past them and slammed the door glaring at them.
    Neither of them showed any fear.
    “I told you when I came here after getting out. Your being here is not good,” Dane said. All three of them had agreed a few years ago what was going to happen. He didn’t like how it was going. This could all turn on their heads.
    “Things change, Dane,” Rebecca said.
    “Our plan does not change. Things are going to get ugly. Dominic was just the beginning. He’ll come, and then you’ll both be sorry.” At mentioning him they both winced. He hated to see the pain on their faces. They were two young women who’d suffered a great deal. He wanted them to live their lives without fear. “What are you going to do when they find out the truth? Isabella? Rebecca?”
    “I’m sorry, Dane. We can’t run. Too much is at stake,” Rebecca said.
    “Sean and Lucas won’t let me run. I’m thankful for your help, but I can’t finish it. This is my home.”
    “I can’t protect you here. You’re too vulnerable.” Dane wanted to hurt something. All of his planning was for nothing.
    “We know you want to save her, Dane. We’re going to help any way we can to get her back.”
    He closed his eyes as he was once again swamped by the pain.
    “Nothing is going to help if you two are still around when the shit hits the fan. They’re coming, and they’re going to collect.”
    At his words silence descended on the room.
    “James and Stephen have no idea how far back this thing goes, do they?”
    Dane didn’t say a word. From what he’d read, neither did their father s or their fathers before them. Whatever happened between Possession and Ravage was about to get a whole lot worse.
    “I better go before someone notices I’ve gone.” Dane held both women’s shoulders trying to comfort them. “Please, get out of here before it is too late. You will be nothing but pawns in this war among men.”
    He left them going straight to the bathroom when he saw Sean walking up the stairs. Dane locked the door staring at his reflection. He needed more time and more money.
    Another part of him didn’t want James and Stephen to be hurt.
    Dane closed his eyes shutting off the painful memories. He needed to get Isabella