The car was still parked in its spot. As Pearl deliberated over what to do, something seemed to happen in the courtyard. Darius opened his eyes, and what he saw rendered him speechless.

Four men appeared before him—three of them were burly and tattooed, and the remaining one’s eyes kept darting around. Who knew what was going on in his mind?

Darius narrowed his eyes. He didn’t really want to have anything to do with them, but there didn’t seem to be any reason for him to turn them down. He rolle