SHADE POV -
The second she walked out, I knew I'd made everything worse.
I didn't chase her. I couldn't. Not without risking doing something that would only tear us totally apart. So I stood there, alone in the room, and pulled out my phone.
I called Cylan's number.
He picked up fast. He always did. Even after we used one another to vent frustrations. I couldn't have asked for a better Beta.
"She's heading down. I need you on Dalia's floor. Now. Try to catch her at the elevators."
He didn't argue. Didn't make it worse. Just breathed into the line. "Got it."
"And Cy..."
"Yeah?"
"I'm sorry. For all of it."
He exhaled. "You're not the only one worked up. Don't worry about it. Just... keep it together. She's still in heat. That makes everything worse for everyone."
He hung up. I d
