I felt a chill run through me as I listened. The man who had been strutting around in the room just moments ago was now crying like a dog. Then a deep voice sounded. Only one word. “Out.” It was Kane’s voice. My heart began pounding wildly. If Kane was here, that meant Rhett was here too. He came. He really found me. The suffocating despair pressing on my chest suddenly tore open at that moment, and air rushed back in. I almost laughed. But at that exact instant, Morgana suddenly moved. As if she had just realized something, she rushed to my side in one step. Her fingers grabbed my hair violently. My scalp was yanked tight, and I gasped in pain. She dragged me up, one arm locking tightly around my neck. Her other hand gripped my shoulder, pulling me toward the door. Her br

