C97 Chapter 97

Leander

Hycinth was gone…

Ever didn’t have to confirm it with words. His haggard expression, hard lines etching his face, deep brown eyes glistening with agony, told me all I needed to know. He stood inside the door of the study, rigid and unmoving, looking at me like he’d just been sucker punched.

I knew the feeling…

Neither of us said anything. We just stared at each other