CHAPTER FORTY-TWO

~THE ASHEN COURT~

~~XANDER MORTAIN~~

The bond lurched.

A spike of pain cut through the connection so clearly I almost staggered.

Anika.

She had forced an opening somewhere, willingly, even though she knew the cost. Fear and fierce protectiveness flooded after the pain, followed by the unmistakable sense that she was still moving, still fighting, still holding the infant.

I scanned the courtyard again, searching for Audrey. He had been here only moments ago.

The realization clicked into place with cold certainty.

He had gone after her.

I turned, ready to cut my way out, but two True-Blooded still stood between me and the inner doors. The male...