Kaius's knuckles stayed white on the wheel, his jaw clenched tight.
He didn't speak for a while, but when he did, his voice was low and rough.
"What was so important that you had to walk straight into the Waltons' Manor ?"
Austin didn't look at him. Her eyes stayed on the blur of city lights outside.
Even with her blood boiling from whatever drug they'd used, her mind stayed sharp.
Her voice was calm."If I hadn't gone, tonight's little drama wouldn't have played out so perfectly."
Kaius gave a short, bitter laugh. "Your idea of a perfect night is getting drugged by Linda Walton ?"
"You've got it wrong," Austin said. Her tone was cool and firm. She wasn't reckless. When she accepted that invitation, she already had a plan. "I had contingencies."
Even if Kaius didn'
