Chapter 131. Duped

Jeremy’s POV

I inhaled deeply, and told myself not to pick his call with the anger pressing against the back of my throat.

I picked.

“You left yesterday without notifying me.” He accused lightly.

“Yeah, where are you?” I asked. He had no idea how hard I was trying to keep my cool.

“My office. Dante finally called—he has summoned a meeting for all lords in Los Alamos. And you should know they are frowning at your decision to leave Bianca. They know about you and Teyana. Do you have a change of mind yet?”

“I’m on my way.” That’s all I said before ending the call.

The inside of the car suddenly felt too quiet. If my arm was good, I would be ending up in the ring tonight—to fight all these frustrations away. God, I missed the ring a lot.

It suddenly hit me that I hadn’t spoken to Teyana yesterday at all, or today. I dialed her. It rang out. No answer. I dialed again. No answer again. A numb corner of my mind told me I’d try later—af