Chapter 10: "Let me go,"

Zayne whispered to Baldor who gripped his elbow as Eerikki lunged across the table at Vor. Grinding his teeth as the man’s grip intensified when Rebekah stumbled over to stand in front of Vor. Zayne could not believe that no one but the redheaded man from his first day here stood, no one moved, no one said a word. Some of them stared at their plates, some of them watched, some of them held their eyes closed to it all. Zayne’s focus snapped back to Eerikki gripping Rebekah’s throat, the sound of her hitting the floor, his weight following pushing Zayne forward.