Connor~ It was well past midnight, but I kept pacing the length of the private clubhouse. This place was supposed to help me clear my head after leaving Claire at the secondary location. Instead, every second made the irritation dig deeper. I kept turning the same thoughts over. When did Claire start lying to me? I knew she was holding something back. Even when I pushed and threatened to read her mind—something I hadn’t done to her in thirteen years—she still wouldn’t give me the full truth. I knew Morana too well. Letting the two of them leave that room together to avoid suspicion had been a mistake. I regretted it the moment the door closed. I dragged a hand down my face, grabbed the glass on the counter, and drained it in one go. The liquor burned, but it didn’t help. Just then, a tap landed on my shoulder. I turned. Hudson stood there, expression calm in that way that always meant he already knew more than he was saying. I sighed and turned back to the empty glass, fists clen
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