Chapter 40
The message remained on the screen.
COME ALONE, EVELYN.
OR YOUR FATHER DIES.
Nobody spoke.
Nobody moved.
The words seemed burned into the room itself.
Evelyn stared at them.
Her heartbeat thundered in her ears.
Fifteen years.
Fifteen years believing her father was dead.
And now he was alive.
Alive and in danger.
Alive and calling for her.
Alive and being used against her.
The realization hurt in ways she couldn't explain.
Slowly, she looked away from the monitor.
Victor stood rigid.
Serena looked furious.
Sophia looked terrified.
Damian looked murderous.
Interesting.
Very interesting.
Because Damian's reaction wasn't fear.
It wasn't concern.
It was rage.
Pure rage.
The kind that appeared when someone threatened something important.
Or someone importan
