Esther’s breath caught when she noticed someone sitting on the front steps of the house, waiting. The figure stood the moment Zeref Rodrigo’s Bentley rolled to a stop right in front of him.

“Who’s that?” Zeref frowned, trying to place the unfamiliar young man.

“Looks like someone Esther knows,” Elson muttered, sounding annoyed.

The three of them stepped out of the car, and Gaara immediately rushed toward Esther. But the second he saw Zeref and Elson subtly blocking the way, he ...