My heart stuttered. “What?”
“He wanted to surprise you.”
I slowly turned to stare at Alexander, who was watching me with an unreadable expression on his face. He’d wanted to give me back the locket. Not take it away, but return it to me.
“Where is it now?” Alexander asked Gabriel. “I told you to pick it up from the jeweler today.”
Gabriel looked like he wanted to vomit. “I… I was angry. About Luna Ella constantly using her Luna Voice on me, bossing me around. So I…” He swallowed hard and stared at his feet. “I flushed it down the toilet.”
The words made me stagger backwards a step. Gone. Lilith’s locket was gone forever.
Alexander went completely still. When he spoke again, his voice was so low and dangerous that it was hardly more than a growl. He took a step towar
