_Leon’s POV_
I drove through the night with my jaw locked so hard it hurt.
The road blurred under the headlights but my mind was sharper than it had ever been. Every breath I took felt too hot. My hands gripped the steering wheel so tightly that my knuckles had turned white.
Beside all of that rage was something worse; guilt. It sat in my chest like a stone. It was heavy, cold and impossible to ignore.
Shadow was pacing violently inside me. His growls rolled through my mind like thunder. I told you something was wrong.
“I know,” I said out loud, my voice rough.
You should have listened sooner.
My throat tightened. “I know.”
That was the worst part. He was right.
I should have listened to the unease inside me. I should have paid more attention to the way Talia had acted. I should h
