Those who had come with Max were ready to help when needed. Max didn't want a full brawl yet , he wanted information first, a sense of what he was really walking into , but he had people who would move the moment he gave the word.
While Max spoke with Jett, his phone stayed on and connected to Aron at all times. It was a tight line: words on one end, movement on the other. Max needed that connection. If the meeting turned, Aron would be the one to react first.
They'd suspected things could escalate. When it became clear Jett wasn't interested in talking and intended to attack, the second part of Max's plan went into motion. It had to. A simple negotiation had never been Jett's style , this had been set up to test them, to bait them. Now the bait had snapped.
