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“Can I ask you something?” His deep voice and tone rumble through me. “And I want you to be honest with me.” Oh God. This could go in so many directions. “What?” He takes a deep breath and sits up, perching on his elbow so he’s facing me. “Did you blame me for what happened? Is that why you did it?” My heart twists in my chest. I’ve tried not to think of that heartbreak. I shake my head. “How could I blame you for something like that?” “When you—” He stops, licks his lips then runs his thumb along them. “I’ve convinced myself it was some sort of twisted revenge.” I wish I could tell him the
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Kade sighs, as if this isn’t traumatic or terrifying in the slightest. “Last chance.” His voice is clipped. “Back off.” He laughs before baring his teeth. “Or what? I’m one of five leaders here, and I—” Kade pulls the trigger. I jump with a strangled gasp as the blast rings in my ears. The man’s body falls to the ground, lifeless – dead – while red trickles from the hole between his eyes.