Patrick spotted Jono immediately. He didn’t care about their audience when he finally made it to Jono’s side, framing the other man’s face with both hands. Patrick kissed him with a bruising intensity that didn’t do anything to ease the knot of fear in his chest. “I’m all right, love,” Jono said when Patrick broke the kiss. Patrick was glad to see he looked it, but the tightness around his mouth spoke of choked-down fury. “Not everyone else is,” Patrick said, taking the empty seat to Jono’s right. “Fuck. This was a coordinated attack.” “Aimed at the strongest packs under our protection. Two
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