KNOX’S POV

The promise in it is so calm and so menacing that Nathaniel actually lets go.

He takes a deliberate step back, looking at me with the expression of a man who has completely run out of approaches.

I cross the room and drop to one knee right in his line of sight. Dead centre. Eye level.

I put myself close enough that turning away means moving Gale’s body, anchoring Logan exactly where I want him.

I keep my hands entirely to myself. I keep my voice completely level.

“I need the location and the passcode. Give me those, and you walk out of here. Same deal as the...