"I'm giving you a chance now," Frank simply growled at Maron, returning his threat word-for-word. "Release them, or you'll die!"

Elder Huxley and Elder Randel's faces fell at Frank's threat, but Maron appeared perfectly calm.

It was as he had expected Frank to attack and hold him hostage and did not even resist.

In fact, he almost appeared perfectly content as Frank's hostage.

"Don’t move!" he snapped at Elder Huxley and Elder Randel as they were ready to save him before turning back to Frank and smiling. "Go on, do it. Kill me!"

"What?" Frank was dumbstruck that Frank was that fearless

"Oh, don't be so surprised.” Maron chuckled. "Kill me right here if you have the balls, Frank Lawrence—but you have to think about it: none of your girls are going to get away alive if you do. If that's what you want, then do it."

confident that Frank would back down—even if Frank could crush his neck like he wanted, it meant burning bridges

himself would have trouble bearing with the fallout, especially when Maron still

dead, which

it and have all your ladies die with me... or let me

threat, Frank turned coldly toward the Sage

bellowed at them, seeing some of them were being swayed. "If you defy me, I'll make it

followed his orders, leaving Frank

not give up on Helen and the others, and that

released Maron, who clapped him on the shoulder in satisfaction, laughing. "Not bad! You're a good man,

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