Adrian's POV
The moment I saw Cynthia's face in that crowd, everything clicked into place.
A decoy. The fire, the panic, the chaos in the streets. All of it was a distraction, and I'd walked right into it.
I tore through the villa district like a man possessed, Raze snarling beneath my skin, his rage bleeding into mine until I couldn't tell where the wolf ended and I began.
Seven of Damon's shadow guards came at me in the smoke-choked corridors. Seven of them went down. I didn't slow. I didn't think. I just carved a path back to the one place that mattered.
The bedroom.
I hit the door hard enough to splinter the frame, and the sight that greeted me stopped my heart cold.
Cipher was sprawled across the floor, unmoving.
"Damn it." The curse ripped out of me as I dro
