Every step away from Cane’s quarters was a step toward a different kind of darkness. I didn't cry. Tears were for people who still had something left to lose.
I reached the heavy door of the storage locker. My hand hovered over the magnetic lock for a heartbeat. I could hear the beating of my own heart.
The lock hissed open.
Caspian was exactly where I had left him, restrained in the steel chair. The overhead light caught the silver in his hair and the sweat on his brow. When he saw me enter, his lips curled into a knowing smile.
"Back so soon, Eloise?" he asked, his voice smooth.
He tilted his head, his ice-blue eyes scanning my face.
"Let me guess. The reunion didn't involve you. Was the Alpha too pre-occupied with his 'mate' to notice you’d returned?"
The mention of Nara, sen
