Evangeline’s POV:
Of course, Alexei was on call when we got abducted.
He was the last number I dialed, and that alone made the whole situation suspicious. Not to mention the fact that he probably heard everything.
The realization hit me with a dull, sinking weight, like a stone dropped into deep water.
Orion stood across from me, his eyes dark. The dim glow from the light barely softened the sharp lines of his face. He turned the phone over in his palm once, then lifted his gaze to mine.
"Who were you talking to before you left?" His voice was deceptively calm, but there was an edge beneath it—something coiled tight, like a wire ready to snap.
I sighed, shifting my weight slightly. There was no point in lying. If he hadn’t already figured it out, he would soon.
"It was him," I admit
