C42 DEAD GIRL.

AXEL’S POV

I DIDN’T WANT to discuss this in front of Avery. Her ears might be sharper than I gave her credit for, and I wasn’t about to give her free ammunition against me. Leading Ryan outside, I stopped just past the doorway, shutting it behind us.

“Break the news to me,” I ordered, my patience hanging by a thread.

Ryan hesitated, which immediately put me on edge