Glydon’s POV
The vibration of my phone startled me so badly that it slipped from my fingers and landed on the sofa.
I answered almost immediately.
"Grandmother?"
"We were too late, child."
My stomach dropped.
I shot to my feet so fast that Vanessa came back to the living room and stood with me.
"What do you mean?" I asked, my voice already shaking. "Where's Vincent? Did you find him? Is Chloe with him?"
"I need you to stay calm while you listen to me."
"No." I shook my head, even though she couldn't see me. "Please don't tell me to stay calm. Just tell me they're alive."
Grandmother Liz sighed quietly.
"My men reached the warehouse less than ten minutes after your call. By the time they got there... everyone was gone."
The room seemed to tilt beneath my feet.
"Gone?" I whis
