RIVEN BLACKWOOD POV

My head throbbed, and as I stepped into the house—my eyes searching the space for Hazel and not finding her—the feeling got worse.

Father's threat rang in my head, and the more I thought about it, the angrier I got.

Damn the old man. I guess because I agreed so easily to let Ethan live, he thought I was still under his control. He had another thing coming if he thought I was going to let Ksar live just because he was Victor's son.

Damn it, I wanted to punch ...