Zane~
I was done waiting.
The silence was eating me alive, crawling beneath my skin like ants in my veins. Every second that passed without hearing Natalie's voice felt like a blade slowly twisting in my chest. I couldn't take it anymore. I yanked open the massive oak doors of my chamber and stormed into the hallway, boots pounding on the marble floor like war drums. The palace guards standing outside jumped to attention, but I didn't look at them. I didn't care.
I was going to kill them—every single one of the guards my father had sent after Natalie. I didn't care how loyal they were, how many years of service they had. If they laid even a finger on her or Alex…
They were dead.
I'd almost reached the outer corridor when a sharp voice cracked through the mind-link.
"Zane."
The mind-link flared to life like a lightning strike across my skull.
It was Fox.
His voice was sharp and laced with irritation.
"What the hell was your father thinking sending guards after Natalie?"
