Ryder POV
"It's Gio."
Her brother, the golden child who traded her to monsters. Now coordinating a siege to capture her again.
"Are you sure?" I keep my voice low, scanning the area for guards.
"Positive." Her eyes glow in the darkness. "I can feel his emotions. That specific mix of ambition and resentment. And fear, so much fear."
"Fear?" That catches me off guard.
"He's terrified." She stares at the corner office window. "Ever since I made him feel what he'd done to me, something broke inside him. But he's still here. Still trying to capture me. Whatever's driving him is worse than his fear."
"Then we kill him."
"No." She grabs my arm. "I already broke his mind once. I need to understand why he keeps coming back. What could possibly be worth facing me again after what I did to h
