Hooking Selene was the easy part. Buying the bar? That was a different story.

This place was thriving, packed to the brim with customers every single night. No sane owner would let it go without a fight.

I needed a different approach.

Sure, I could’ve called in a favor from the Mercers and closed the deal in no time. But that wasn’t an option. I was done with them. Instead, I rang up Alex. The moment I finished explaining, he hit me with a ...