“Mason, she’s okay,” Eddie said, drawing me out of my head. I shook my head, ripping my leather vest off. “I wasn’t there. She was in danger, and I wasn’t there.” “Mas—” Anger took over, rumbling like thunder as I whirled on him. “I wasn’t there!” I roared. “My girl was fucking cornered—nearly assaulted, Ed, while I was halfway across the fucking world!”

