Chapter 170 : The Invitation

Jaxon

"Hello?" I answered the phone, already expecting the worst.

I had decided to work from home today, and Sara had chosen to do the same. She was working away on her laptop, comfortably perched on my new couch, with a blanket across her lap. We'd been working in a comfortable silence for a few hours until this unexpected call from a private number.

There had been very few positive or happy phone calls coming to me lately. More often than not, it was the Frankie Brothers or something to do with them. To say that I was tired of it was an understatement–I was beyond ready for this ordeal to be over and done with.

"Jaxon!" Marino said happily from the other end. "How are you?"

I rolled my eyes, still unable to completely let go of my reservations and like the other man. Despite our alliance, I still didn't fully trust him–Eli hadn't thought it wise to drop our guard completely and I still thought that a wise strategy.