MICHAEL

I'm still at the office when Collins suddenly turns up, he tells me Aliana has been kidnapped; The first punch lands before Collins even finishes his sentence.

He staggers back into the wall, shock flashing across his face faster than pain.

“How,” I snarl, grabbing his collar and slamming him back again, “does someone take her from under your nose?”

The room explodes into motion.

Chairs scrape. Voices rise. Someone shouts my name.

Levi’s hands clamp around my shoulders instantly. “Michael—stop.”

“Get off me,” I growl, chest heaving. “GET OFF ME.”

Collins doesn’t fight back. He doesn’t even raise his hands. Blood trickles from the corner of his mouth,...