Zade's Pov

The hall was practically filled with silence when I stepped out of Alice’s room. My blood was steady now, calm on the surface but boiling underneath. I was about to head downstairs when the sound of heels clicked against the marble floor.

Kiera appeared at the far end of the corridor, her body moving like smoke, her eyes sharp as blades. She looked at me once, then again, her gaze narrowing when she realized exactly where I was coming from.

Her lips curled slightly. Not a ...