Evelyn I’m woken suddenly by arguing. Sitting up, I realize I’m in a bed. The last thing I remember was being in the car. Blinking, I glance around to find Thaddeus arguing with Orion while Ryland stands between them, trying to break it up. “I told you not to f*****g leave, and you still went. What did you do? We can’t keep moving her around like this,” Orion snaps. “It doesn’t matter. We have to go before the police get called and come here,” Thaddeus replies. I can feel his darkness bleeding through the bond. Even though he looks composed, it coils through me like smoke—dense and twisted. “What’s going on?” I ask, and their heads whip toward me. “Nothing, babe. We just need to leave,” Thaddeus says as he walks over and scoops me off the bed. “I need to pee,” I mutter. The baby feel

