"There is more to consider than just your position," Todd said. "You own 70% of Volkov Construction; I own 15%, the rest is owned by other Pack members and Catherine's parents. If I kill you now, what happens to the company?"

"Whatever my will states," I said. "If I remember right, half goes to Catherine's parents and siblings, the other half to my younger brother."

"And that leaves me with a minority stake in a company that is 90% Pack. I want the company, and I don't want to fight six other people to get full control of it."

I hadn't been to a job site in months, and Todd...