Sage

“Tell me,” I growled again, the red in my eyes flaring hotter, my voice edged with something dangerous I couldn’t leash. “Who the fuck did this to you?”

Eve tried to turn her face away, fresh tears spilling over my thumbs. “I’m fine, Sage. Really. It’s nothing—”

“It’s not nothing.” I leaned in closer, keeping my grip gentle but unyielding, letting her feel the full weight of my stare. “You’re on the floor crying like your world just cracked open. Talk to me. Now.”

She swallowed, shoulders hitching with a shaky breath. For a second I thought she’d keep fighting it, but then the words tumbled out, small and...