Ryder POV

"It's Gio."

Her brother, the golden child who traded her to monsters. Now coordinating a siege to capture her again.

"Are you sure?" I keep my voice low, scanning the area for guards.

"Positive." Her eyes glow in the darkness. "I can feel his emotions. That specific mix of ambition and resentment. And fear, so much fear."

"Fear?" That catches me off guard.

"He's terrified." She stares at the corner office window. "Ever since I made him feel what he'd done to me, something broke ...