Rolan's POV

I stood by the window, watching the rain drizzle down in a steady rhythm. The sky outside was gray, mirroring the unease I’d felt gnawing at me all day.

Pandora was resting upstairs, as per the doctor’s orders, and though I knew she needed the break, I couldn’t shake the feeling that something bigger was at play.

I sighed, turning my back to the window just as my phone rang.

Griffin. I hadn’t spoken to him since he went on leave, and honestly, I never thought I would hear from him so soon.

He had been my right-hand man for so many years, helping me through everything from...