Page 72 of Sonny's Soul

“I was in there once. I know their weak points.”

“And?”

There was a pause.

“Crush and Prince are not as loyal to King as you may think. They’ve known nothing but the King’s Men, and I know they want to break free. Your only bet is to get them to turn on themselves.”

“And how the fuck can you help?”

The man cleared his throat.

“I am still, in a sense, a King’s Man. I just haven’t shown my face in months. I can spy for you. I can act as a double agent.”

My father lowered his gun. I took the opportunity to step forward. And then I finally saw who it was.

The messenger whose ass we’d beaten many months ago.

Asher.

“And if you betray us?”

“I won’t,” he said. “I know how this ends. The only way I live is if you win. The only way any of you live, period, is if you win.”

He nodded upstairs.

“And that goes for your women too.”

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