Adrian stared at his phone screen, his face pale as ash. His breath came fast and shallow, as if his lungs could no longer hold the air he drew in. The short message he had just received from one of his men sent an icy shiver through his veins.

> “Deviana was attacked on the rooftop. Nearly killed. A mysterious man saved her.”

His hand clenched so tightly his knuckles turned white.

“Leviana…” he hissed, venom dripping from every syllable. The name left his lips like a curse that begged to be swallowed by the earth itself.

He threw his jacket onto the sofa and stormed out of his office....