Chapter Twenty-Seven

For a while, it was quiet. Then Rome heard Joe say, "Okay, it's your choice. But if any damage occurs in that room, you are the one paying for it!"

Afterward, it became silent again, and after holding his tongue for a couple of seconds, K mumbled, "I guess the hard way it is."

Pretending like he didn't hear his bodyguard's words, Rome looked at Natasha and said, "You fear him. But that's not the only feeling you have for him. You also hate him."

A look of hesitation clouded Natasha's expression for a moment. Then she let out a soft breath and said, "I do fear Rookie, an…"

"I'm not talking about Rookie, but James, James Earl."

"Why won't you let this go."

"Because I hate him too, and I want to take him down before he hurts anyone else again."

A bitter laugh escaped Natasha's lips as a drop of tear rolled from the corner of her eye, and then she frowned at Rome and said, "Take him down?! Don't you know how powerful Earl is, or ar