“Logan,” she said breathlessly as she reached me. “What is this all about?”I gritted my teeth. It was difficult to meet her eyes. “Jesse escaped.”She gasped, small and delicate. “And you’re going to search for him?”“I’m going to capture him,” I said. “And then I’m going to lock him in a dark cell
LoganJesse was gone.I stared at the empty cell in stunned silence, my fists clenched so tightly my nails bit into my palms, claws lengthening in my fury.The chains had been opened and lay on the dirt floor like dead snakes. They had been cleanly removed. There had to have been someone on the insi
But I wouldn’t soon forget who she was. Someone had to remember.Two of our assistants had gone missing after investigating her ties, which was something I hadn’t even had time to truly investigate. Everything had spiraled with the war, and their disappearances had been buried under the chaos of my
EvelynI could still feel the echo of his absence. It was everywhere, in every room and every breath.Logan’s silence had settled into me like a bruise, and I couldn’t help but continue poking at it, eliciting more and more pain. It all was so deep and dark. Tender to the touch.I’d given him the tr
Alex’s jaw tightened. “You think I wanted this? That I enjoyed watching her pine for someone who didn’t truly know her, watching you stumble around your own damn feelings like you were blind? We were trying to protect her! You of all people should understand how important that is.”“You were trying
LoganThe air in the armory was hot. I was slick with sweat, breathing in heat, and feeling like I could exhale fire from how angry I was.The armory was laden with the scent of old sweat and steel. I’d been at it for over an hour working until my muscles ached and felt leaden. I moved through fight