Liana POV
Kaden’s words hung in the air like a heavy storm cloud.
When Darius disconnected the call, I couldn’t help but stare at the phone. “A case?” I repeated, my voice barely above a whisper. My heart thudded in my chest as panic settled in my bones.
Darius’s jaw tightened as he glanced at me. “Yes,” he said in a low voice, taking a step away from me. He stabbed his fingers in his hair and I could feel his frustration through the bond.
“This is absurd,” I blurted, pushing myself off the door. “How can Rowan claim I’m being held against my will? I mean just yesterday his gamma came to meet us. Did he give him an unfavorable report? And the Council is listening to him?!”
“It’s Rowan,” Darius replied grimly. “He knows how to twist the truth to suit his needs. He’s trying to make me
