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She was gone Taken I didn’t even have to get to the house to know that was my truth now, my reality

I slanition off, racing toward the front door, which I could already see was hanging from the frame

I was dizzy,Panic settled in h the threshold and took in the scene Another roar spilled from my throat when I scented blood and saw the criround It was Evie’s, the scent sweet, an i her

I’d never cried in ht now I experienced all the things I never had before I felt wetness coverof those tearsswiftly down my face, at how blurry my vision became

It felt like someone had ripped a hole in round it into pulp Without Evie, I was nothing but a husk, an e for far too long How had he survived?

I angrily wiped the tears away, growling and pissed at ether I had to find her I would find her

I tried to think rationally as I took in the scene, needing all the information I could to find her, track her

The entryas covered in blood I could smell it was mainly Odhran’s, the red smeared on the floor, handprints on the walls, pools of the thick fluid fucking everywhere He’d put up one hell of a fight, deep gouges fro down the walls and floors evidence of that I also sotten some vicious hits on them

Ti inventory of everything Debris from the broken door and froht There was a laround between the hall and foyer I walked over to it and crouched, picking up a piece and scenting human female blood on it But not Evie’s I closed my eyes and breathed out in my temporary relief

My body hu within h I told ot any and all infor so would just slow me down

But I couldn’t think clearly or rationally This wasn’tto find my mate