Logan
The moment I saw her, all sense left me. I was rendered speechless, unable to move or even breathe. She was bruised, bound, and shoved into the clearing like a prize.
Even my heart stuttered to a stop. I knew I’d failed her already.
Evelyn’s eyes found mine immediately. I didn’t need words to know what she was thinking: Don’t do anything stupid.
But it was too late for that. I was already past stupid.
Stupid was letting her walk willingly into Jesse’s clutches. Stupid was watching her slip through the safety of the palace. I was well beyond doing anything logical to get her back.
Yet she held my gaze, trying to mutely communicate her confidence and calm in her stare. I tried to latch on to her expression and to let it quell me as well as I steeled myself to meet Jesse’s sm
