Ravyn's teeth pressed together so tightly that the muscles along his jaw stood out beneath his skin. A storm of frustration brewed inside him, because no matter how many times he replayed the situation in his mind, he still could not understand how something that started out so small had exploded into such a disaster.
The entire mess felt unreal, and the fact that Seraphine had pushed things this far left him both irritated and unsettled.
"How could I have known she would take something so trivial and turn it into this?" Ravyn finally snapped, his voice carrying a sharp edge as he leaned back in his chair. His fingers drummed restlessly against the desk while he tried to keep his temper under control.
"I honestly never expected her to be this unreasonable. She's still alive, so why would you do something like that without telling me first? If you had said anything at all, I would have stopped you before things went this far."
