Lucian’s POV

I put my drink down slowly, staring at Sam.

“What did you just say?”

Sam looked uncomfortable, rubbing the back of his neck. “I said I found Lily inside the walk-in freezer at my dad’s restaurant. She was freezing, barely conscious. If I had come even a few minutes later…” He didn’t finish the sentence.

My blood ran cold.

“What the hell was she doing in a freezer?” My voice came out low and dangerous.

“That’s what I asked her,” Sam replied. “She said she got lost. She begged me not to tell anyone… especially not you. But I couldn’t just keep quiet, Lucian. Something about it didn’t...