Jaden’s POV

It was already afternoon.

Ralph had just finished venting at me for leaving without anyone knowing where I had gone, then sustaining an injury—a poisoned injury.

And the part where he asked if I was going to "die his death" stabbed a nail into my heart.

He wasn’t dying, or else whatever hurt him would experience worse than death.

I was glad he was the one who had received the message that was sent to Black Rose and not my brother, Jake. He ...