"What the hell were you thinking?!" Veronica screamed, her voice slicing through the bar as she rounded on her brother. Her fists were clenched, her whole body trembling with fury.

Kyle didn’t answer. His anger burned just as fiercely, but it was turned inward, aimed squarely at himself. Kain had been there. Again. And again, he had taken Lucy.

Only this time, Kyle wasn’t even sure if she was still alive.

"I’m going to kill him."

The promise echoed silently in his mind, venomous and final. It hung in the air like a storm cloud, pressing down on the bar.

They had searched—the royals, their father, Veronica... even Kyle. They’d...