Zane~
I drove like a storm, fast and reckless, car cutting through the streets like I was trying to outrun my own thoughts. Natalie's voice still rang in my ears, every word slicing deep.
"He was gone. But I brought him back."
Griffin. In my house. Breathing my air. Walking beside my mate.
I clenched the steering wheel tighter, my knuckles white with rage, sorrow, and confusion. I wasn't mad because she saved a life. Hell, I admired her strength more than she knew. But she had kept me in the dark. And that was a kind of pain I didn't know how to name.
My heart thundered, not from Red but from something rawer. Something far more human.
I shot a mind-link toward Sebastian, the only person who could keep me sane at a time like this, when the world spun too fast. "I'm coming over."
There was a pause, a flicker of hesitation from his end. "Should I pour blood or bourbon? Either way, the royal drama's always welcome under my roof."
Typical Sebastian.
