Raina furrowed her brows in disbelief. “What?!”

Aaron now stepped closer, the tension heightened between them like a storm pressing on the night air.

His men stood a few feet away, watchful, their eyes flicking toward the street Kai had just disappeared down.

The silence after the confrontation was heavy, broken only by the hum of car engines still idling.

“Raina,” Aaron’s voice was firm, resolute, the kind of tone that left no room for argument. “You’re not staying here, ...