I listened to the phone ring and waited for it to be picked up on the other end. I’d called the house, but Mace informed me that she wasn’t back as yet from her trip to the hospital. I should’ve made her wait until I got back to take her myself; that way, I could be sure of her safety. Look at that, now I don’t even trust my own men to take her a few blocks away without me there to supervise.

“How is Silla?” I didn’t even give Sebastian a chance to say ...