(Ridge)
I walked out of my section and headed to the main room. My hands were shaking. Not from fear. From rage.
Mira had left. Just walked out of the compound like there wasn't a war happening. Like Tyler wasn't out there searching for her. Like the Iron Wolves weren't waiting for a chance to hit us.
And she'd done it because Harlow was bored.
I needed a drink. Something to calm me down before I did something stupid.
The main room was empty except for Mom. She was sitting at the bar with a cup of coffee.
She looked up when I walked in. "Ridge? What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Don't lie to me. I can see it all over your face. What happened?"
I grabbed a bottle of whiskey from behind the bar. Poured myself a glass. Drank it in one go.
"Ridge."
"Mira and Harlow left the compound today.
