Chapter 36

Rowan

Madeline's cheerful voice fizzled off into a pensive note the moment she took a glance at my face.

“Rowan…” She dragged my name with a shallow excitement. “It's late. What are you doing here?”

“It's been a while, thought to drop by. Can we come in?” Underneath my calm exterior was veiled anger, threatening to rise to the surface. Unfortunately, she couldn't tell that this wasn't an amicable visit.

She opened the door wider, chuckling nervously. Maybe she'd picked up on my mood, but she didn't turn us away. “Of course, you should,”

I stepped in with Lan who was just a step away from me.

“Where's...