She had taken off without even a single word to the family. Not even a goodbye. He was trying to wonder what all of this meant. Did this mean he would be forgiven? Would they move past everything? He had followed Nikolas into the parlor pouring them both a drink while he pondered the meaning behind the words. If she said everyone did she mean everyone? Did that mean him? Sitting down in one of the oversized chairs in front of the fireplace he watched the fire dance ignoring Nikolas ranting and raving, until he got into his face. As if they were feeding off one another's anger it was a downwards spiral from there. Nik was determined to figure out how to keep Jade here and Alex found himself playing along with him, again. Down to pulling out the box of Eric's important items to find his stas
