SERAPHINA’S POV
When Christian told us Daniel was with Leona, he conveniently forgot to mention that there was a third occupant of the safe house—Celeste.
The instant I heard that, my exhaustion was obliterated by a piercing jolt of anxiety.
It wasn’t a logical reaction. I knew my son was safe, that Christian would never have allowed him to be moved carelessly, that every precaution would have been taken.
I knew, rationally, that if Daniel had been the one to call for Celeste to be placed with him, then he must have had a reason.
And yet, the anxiety didn't ease.
The car ride felt too long, every passing second stretching thin as my mind ran ahead of me, filling the silence with possibilities I didn’t want to entertain.
I kept seeing the way Celeste charged at Maris; my mind kept running through all her irrational outbursts.
Celeste was as volatile as they come, and I couldn’t bear the thought of her being in such close proximity to my baby.
