Aiden’s POVBeta Vance left without a word. For a brief second, the room felt too small to contain the silence that followed. Haven stood across from me, her right sleeve hanging uselessly at her side, the other clenched tight as if she were bracing herself for a blow that never came.I didn’t move, I simply looked at her. “Aiden,” she said first, her voice heavy with forced composure. “W-what are you doing here?”I said nothing.Her eyes flickered, searching my face for a reaction. When she found nothing, panic began to seep through her face.“You think I’d hurt Rue?” she demanded. “You think I’d do something so stupid?”I took one step forward.“Where is she?” I asked quietly.The question was simple. Devoid of accusation. I knew Rue was alive, and that was what mattered to me the most.Haven responded quickly. “I don’t know. I’ve told you that before.”“And you lie,” I said. “So I will ask again.”Her lips parted, then pressed together. I watched her chest rise and fall, watched t
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