SLOANE

“What did you do to him?” The words tumbled out of my mouth before I could hold them back. He didn’t kill him, did he?

I was already trembling with fear from the inside before he even opened his mouth.

“Why are you so concerned about him?” Dimitri furrowed his brow, seemingly infuriated but then he exhaled. “Anyway… He’s still alive, and breathing. But as good as dead, though.”

My heart thumped erratically, almost jumping out of my chest. This couldn’t be. If ...