On the same day Brett and his werepires were released and returned to Iceland, Zane too left Stonewick.
He did not want to stay at Caldwell Mansion, but he also did not want to go back home. Lacking better options, he decided to go to Zen Space and mooch off his cousin for a while.
The atmosphere inside the mansion was as depressing as it could be, and it was not due to the winter wind that roared outside.
"Richard, where is Ryan?" Zane asked the butler who opened the door for him.
The knot at the butler's throat bobbed up and down nervously when he struggled to talk.
"Master Ryan is... in the basement."
"Oh?"
Zane was about to head to the basement when Richard stepped in his tracks.
"Master Zane, Master Ryan is with Master Aiden in the basement."
He deliberately emphasized the word "with".
Arching his eyebrow in a judgmental manner, Zane was about to scoff in disdain.
Pfft.