Louise His eyes are red and swollen, tears streaking his face. He looks like a cornered, wounded little animal. Elias pins him against the wall by the throat. Fox’s head thumps against it. He claws at Elias’s wrist, kicking wildly, his face turning red. I slam the door shut and rush over. “Elias! Let him go!” Elias doesn’t look at me. His gaze stays locked on Fox, cold as winter ice. “Why did you try to kill me?” His voice is terrifyingly calm. “Because you killed her!” Fox screams through tears. “You killed Ashley! You killed my sister!” The air freezes. My hand stops mid-air. Elias’s expression shifts. “What did you say?” he asks. “I saw it in the clubhouse!” Fox shouts. “There was a photo of you and my sister! You’re the man my sister was seeing! ” “Calm down Fox, it wasn’t—”

