Vivian "What do you mean he isn't there?" I asked, panicking. "Did he go out? Is he on a run? Kael, please, just tell me where he is." I heard Kael let out a long breath. It sounded like he was trying to hold back a sob. I had known my brother my entire life. I had seen him take a bullet to the shoulder and laugh it off. I had never, ever heard him cry. "He left the club, Vivian." Kael said. The words didn't make any sense. They floated in the air like a foreign language. "Left? What are you talking about? Damien is the Midnight Vipers. He is the President. He would never leave." "He broke the code.” Kael explained. He knew. He knew about him and me. He admitted it to Kael. "He touched my blood.” Kael added. “So, he pinned his cut to the table and stepped down. He... he made me bl

