Gloria POV I immediately reached for my own connection to Clive and tried to send him a mind link. But it was exactly the same on my side. He wasn't blocking me. He just wasn't answering. It was weird. The connection was open, but it felt like no one was home. Not even two minutes later, the door swung open. Clive came waltzing into the room, looking completely untouched by the chaos he had left behind. "Morning, ladies," Clive said smoothly, a casual smile on his face. "I came to see if Yolanda was awake. She did save my life, after all." Without waiting for a response, he strolled straight over to the bed and took Yolanda's limp hand in his. "Can I speak to you, please?" I asked. Clive looked up from Yolanda's face to mine. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Come with me," I said, gesturing f

