Before he could finish his sentence, the world tilted. The calculated, "Hollow King" persona vanished, replaced by a raw, primitive panic.
I didn't think.
I reacted.
I lunged forward, twisting out of his grip and slamming my palm flat over Theo’s open mouth, effectively gagging him.
The sudden movement was so violent that the girls dancing around us stopped, their smiles faltering as they looked at me with confusion. Jax, who had been laughing, froze, his glass halfway to his lips.
I shoved Theo back against the leather sofa, leaning over him until we were eye-to-eye. The strobe light caught the terror in mine.
"Shut up, Theo. Just shut up," I hissed, my voice low and dangerous, a jagged contrast to the pulsing beat around us. I felt my knuckles turning white as I held his jaw t
