The offer landed like pure temptation because all Voren really wanted was a stretch of peace and quiet with his wife.
The mess waiting back at the pack already sat heavy enough on his shoulders, and this mansion had become their little hideaway, the one place he could shut out the endless list of responsibilities that never stopped knocking.
The only person they'd planned on seeing was Coco, and now Ravyn had shown up out of nowhere, forcing his way into the single peaceful corner Voren had managed to carve out for his family.
Voren studied the man standing in front of him under the streetlights. Ravyn looked exhausted, almost completely broken, but there was still something dangerous flickering in his eyes.
Desperation could turn people reckless in a heartbeat, and Voren had zero intention of letting that kind of desperation get anywhere near Seraphine.
Still, he knew exactly what he had to do.
