HUNTER

The room went still after Malcolm asked the question. I felt every set of eyes turn to me before I even looked

Malcolm sat on the couch nearest to the hearth, his arms folded, and the silver markings on his skin fading back beneath the surface. Kostas slouched in a chair opposite, as if none of this concerned him, yet the only reason he would have come back to find Kitty was that he still cared more than he would admit. Rivers and April shared the last couch, both staring straight at me.

I saw the exact second the truth hit Rivers. His shoulders locked, his mouth parted, and shock rolled off him so sharply I almost scented it.

Kitty hadn’t moved since Malcolm spoke. The bond between us was damaged, frayed in places, but I still felt the cold edge of her attention. Her calculation. Her distrust. Her distance. I welcomed the cold. Cold meant she still had some fight left in her. Warmth from her lately usually came right before pain.

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