I practically ran from the alcove where Ethan had hidden me, my heart pounding in my chest.

Ethan was Tristan's cousin...or maybe brother? He'd said brother, but I was too flustered to remember clearly.

Either way, he clearly had more authority than Marcus. Marcus had backed down earlier, was it my eyes or did he looked almost... nervous when Ethan spoke up for me?

Meh, I wasn't going to stick around and test Marcus's temper. Not after everything that had happened yesterday. Not when I was ...