The house erupted into chaos the moment we walked through the back doors and I felt that familiar tightness in my chest that always came when I was surrounded by too many people making decisions about my life. Guards appeared out of nowhere, Zayen came running down the main staircase looking like he was ready to murder someone with his bare hands, and Ren practically teleported from whatever room he'd been in to suddenly be right beside me.

"What happened?" Zayen demanded while his eyes swept ...