Chapter 24She didn’t know what set Edmund off, but one glimpse of the grim set of his mouth was all Darby needed to know it was serious. Without waiting for Mathias, she raced down the hall, catching the back door before it slammed shut again. Edmund standing on the other side kept it from opening all the way, but there was a big enough crack for her to slip out, Mathias catching the door behind her.
Her breath caught when she saw Sheryl slumped in Edmund’s arms. Blood trickled from twin pinpricks in her neck, stark against the woman’s sallow skin. She was conscious, but looked dazed, barely aware when Edmund propelled her into Darby’s unsuspecting arms.
“Who was it?”
She’d never heard Mat’s voice so taut before, not even when he was fighting with Edmund. And the furious glance Edmund s
