Chapter 69

ZEKE An indescribable rage, the likes of which I haven’t felt for a very long time, courses through my veins like blood. Every cell in my body simmers with it, making every single move I make feel a thousand times more difficult than it actually is. Closing my eyes, I grip the edge of the desk. My knuckles turn white. It might just be the only thing holding me up. “Zeke?” Xander’s voice comes from a distance. I can’t focus on him. All I can think about is how she’s walking into the lion’s den; all I can feel is acute fear that I won’t be able to save her. His warm hand grips the back of my neck, grounding me. I focus on his bright blue eyes that are filled with the same anguish I’m sure must be in mine. I swallow down all the emotion desperate to pour out of me. “I’m here.” “We need to think. Find out where she went and get to her as quickly as possible. West is on his way here.” I mentally check off the things we need to do. I know people in Vegas, people who can get me access to as m