"I asked you where he is!" The words left Axel's mouth before he could register them or think through what he was doing.
The sound of his own voice surprised him, coming out sharper and louder than anything he normally allowed himself to express.
It was as if the urgency in his chest had bypassed every part of his mind and spoken on its own, driven by something far stronger than thought.
Callum chuckled, but there was nothing warm or amused in the sound. It didn't reach his eyes, or even soften the annoyance in his face.
It came from the type of person who had already run out of patience and saw no reason to hide it. "For the last time, go home. Don't involve yourself in things you don't understand. And as I told you, I don't know where that corpse is. You..."
Before he could finish the sentence, Axel cut him off sharply.
