WADE’S POV 

Pacing up and down the office, I cursed. Vaughn had been compromised in this war that I had started when I returned to Valletta. The panic in Elaine’s voice when she called me to say she couldn't reach Vaughn and that he had a meeting with Vera made my skin crawl.

My mind raced back to Gideon’s call demanding I rush up to the penthouse suite and when I walked into the room and saw Vaughn lying on the bed, I felt fear for the first time in ten ...