Ride With Me (Paige and Jace) novel Chapter 424

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We brought him back to the clubhouse under supervision, and Ethan spent the next several hours

comparing the maps against property records, satellite images, police records, and everything

else we had already collected.

The first location checked out. So did the second. Then the third.

By the time Ethan finished, we had confirmed six Black Reaper properties.

One was a storage facility. One was a rural compound. Two were commercial warehouses. Another was a repair business that appeared legitimate from the outside and the sixth was an

abandoned factory. So Ethan circled it on the map.

“This one concerns me.” Ethan said.

“Why?” I asked.

“The ownership changed three times in six years, but the building has barely been used.” Ethan

said as Mason looked over his shoulder.

“What does Tyler say?” Mason asked as Ethan glanced toward him.

“He says Victor uses it for meetings.” Ethan said as’I studied the map.

“How often?” I asked and Tyler answered from across the room.

“Not often.” Tyler said.

“Why?” I asked.

“I don’t know.” He said.

“Who goes there?” I asked.

“Victor, Damien, and senior members.” He said and that made the room quieter.

“Anything else?” I asked as Tyler hesitated.

“Sometimes other people.” He said.

“What other people?” I asked.

“I never saw their faces.” He said.

I looked at Derek and that was enough to make the factory interesting, but it wasn’t enough to justify storming the place.

“We’re not attacking anything until we know what is there.” I said and Mason nodded.

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“What about the active warehouses?” Mason asked.

“We document them and pass the information to Sarah.” I said and Tyler looked surprised.

“You’re not going after them?” Tyler asked.

“Not if there is another way.” I said.

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“They will keep attacking you.” Tyler said.

“I know.” I said.

“They will hurt people.” He said.

“I know that too.” I said as I looked around the room.

“We’re not becoming Victor.” I added and nobody spoke.

“We have enough information to shut down operations without turning every location into a battlefield.” I said and Derek nodded.

“Sarah can get warrants.” Derek said.

“Exactly.” I said and Ethan started copying the evidence.

“I will prepare everything for Sarah.” Ethan said.

“Good.” I said.

The next several hours became a quiet operation.

We confirmed property ownership. We matched addresses against financial records. We identified vehicles connected to several locations.

Then Ethan sent the information to Sarah through the secure channel and she responded within

minutes.

This is enough to start several investigations. Keep your people away from the properties.

I smiled slightly. That was exactly what I wanted.

No unnecessary bloodshed. No reckless raid. No dead riders lying in parking lots.

We could dismantle Victor’s operations without becoming another version of him.

Later that afternoon, I found Paige at Lawson Customs.

She was standing beside Ben and Aiden while they worked on another damaged motorcycle.

When she saw me, her expression immediately softened.

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“You came back.” She said.

“did.” I said and she looked at my face.

“What happened?” She asked.

“We have another defector.” I said.

“Another?” She asked.

“His name is Tyler, and he brought maps.” I said as her eyebrows lifted.

“How many?” She asked.

“Enough.” I said.

I handed her the copies Ethan had prepared and she studied the marked locations.

“You found all of these?” She asked.

“Six confirmed properties.” I said.

“That’s huge.” She said.

“It is.” I said as she looked toward me.

“What are you going to do?” She asked.

“We’re not attacking them.” I said and she smiled.

“Good.” She said and I raised an eyebrow.

“That sounded very confident.” I said.

“Because I know you.” She said and she stepped closer.

“You could have gone after them yourself, but you chose not to.” She said.

“They have already lost enough.” I said.

“Who?” She asked.

“Everyone.” I said and I looked toward the workshop.

“The Black Reapers have lost people because of Victor’s decisions, and our people have lost sleep, businesses, and security because of this war.” I added and then I looked back at her.

“I am not going to create more bodies just because I can.” I said and Paige reached for my hand.

“I’m proud of you.” She said and the words caught me off guard.

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“You are?” I asked.

“Yes.” She said as she squeezed my fingers.

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“Because you’re proving that winning doesn’t have to mean becoming the person we are fighting.”

She added and I smiled.

“That sounds like something Emma would say.” I said.

“She probably would.” She said.

We stood together for a moment and then my phone buzzed. Ethan.

“What happened?” I answered.

“We have another detail on the factory.” He said and I straightened.

“Go ahead.” I said.

“Tyler says there is an underground section beneath the main building.” He said and my expression

changed.

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