Elliot floored the gas, the car tearing through the night.
His mind replayed every moment with Evelyn—the way her eyes no longer sparkled with love, the way she stopped fighting back against his and Ryan's cruelty, the blood she'd cough up in the hospital, even from the slightest bump. The painkillers she always kept close. The healer's words they'd brushed off, now painfully clear.
As the memories pieced together, Elliot realized the signs had been there all along.
The car screeched to a stop outside the enforcers' den.
Staring at the heavy doors, Elliot's courage faltered.
He stood there, limbs stiffening in the cold, before finally pushing the door open.
An enforcer greeted him, leading him to an office.
They handed him a small bag. "Evelyn's belongings."
Inside was a medical re
