Marcus had gone completely pale. My stomach dropped. No! No!! No!!! The thought hit before logic could. I stared at him. Marcus had been there my whole life, he was family, the closest thing I had left to family. He couldn't be involved, he just couldn't.
"Marcus?"
My voice barely worked. He looked at me then looked away. Fear exploded inside my chest.
"Look at me."
Silence. My pulse hammered painfully.
"Marcus."
This time I almost shouted it. His jaw tightened, still no answer. Something inside me cracked.
"Tell me he's lying."
The woman frowned.
"I never said it was him."
Nobody cared. Not after that look, not after Adrian's reaction, not after the silence. Marcus dragged a hand across his face. Exhaustion covered every feature.
"Elena."
I stepped back. The sound of my na
