“Stop it,” I whimper, rage and sadness threatening to drag me under. It falls on deaf ears. “To absolve him of his pain, I had to give him a little something to help chase away the ghosts that plague his dreams.” “What? What did you give him?” I sit tall, clenching my fists under the table. “Just a little something to help him sleep. But it seems not even the purest of drugs can rid you from his system.” “You bastard!” I leap from my seat, ready to kill him with my bare hands. “Let him go!” This is exactly the reaction he wants, but I can’t keep calm, knowing what he’s done to Saint. “All in good time. But there are things I want from you. And there are things Astra wants.” “What?” It’s all I can stomach to say because here’s the catch, the real reason I’m here. “You killed her bel

