Chapter 85

Damon

The second I picked up the phone and heard the panic in Sienna’s voice, I was already grabbing my keys.

She didn’t have to explain. She didn’t have to beg.

Just the sound of her breath trembling over the line, the unspoken fear in the way she said my name, it was enough to set my blood on fire.

I drove faster than I should have, not caring that I barely had time to process my morning with Lysandra or the fact that I’d left the office without a word. None of it mattered anymore.

Right now all I cared about was my mate’s safety.

And when Giovanni had just made it clear he was still playing games with me, using her as the pawn. I knew that it was going to be impossible for me to stand my ground without reacting.

I didn’t knock when I reached the top floor of the building. I slammed the door to her office open and found her standing by the window, her arms crossed tightly over her chest, shoulders stiff. She turned at the sound, her