REED’S POV
The air in the room turned to ice. My breath hitched. My muscles locked.
Did I hear her right?
Callum did.
His chair scraped against the wooden floor as he shot to his feet, eyes blown wide. “What?” His voice was a razor’s edge, sharp enough to cut through bone. “You’re Maddox’s wife?”
Seraphine’s jaw tensed, but she didn’t look away.
Callum let out a sharp, humorless laugh, shaking his head as if he couldn’t believe it. “You’re Maddox Gray’s wife. The same Maddox who murdered our father. The same bastard who burned our home down and left us for dead. And we let you in.” His hands curled into fists. His voice cracked. “We opened our doors to Maddox Gray’s wife!”
His words rang through the room like a gunshot.
Malcolm went pale. Asher shoulders stiffened. I could he
