Chapter 38

“So, that’s what this morning was about?” he

asked in a gentle voice.

“Yeah,” Logan replied.

“I’m sorry, too,” I said.

Stefano looked at us again, and then turned

back to Stefanie.

“I still want this shiver war to end,” he

said.

“That’s for the shiver leader to decide,”

Stefanie said, shaking her head at him.

“Like I said,” Stefano said, walking closer

to his sister. “I want this shiver war to end.”

“It doesn’t matter what you want,” Stefanie

said, closing the gap between them and pointing her finger into her

brother’s chest. “I am the shiver leader now. We voted a vote of

no-confidence this morning.”

“Is this true?” Stefano asked, looking at the

two men who had brought the scuba tanks.

The men looked at him but didn’t answer.

“Michael! Everett! Is this fucking true?”

Stefano shouted.

“Yes,” the one that he had addressed as

Michael said. “It was a unanimous vote.”

Stefano turned in a rage to Stefanie and