Chapter 224

Declan

The moment the doors slammed shut behind us, I didn’t wait for Gavin.

I didn’t wait for the guards.

I didn’t even wait to breathe.

I ran.

The polished floors echoed under my boots as I sprinted down the hallway, the scent of old wood and cold marble blurring past me. Every door I passed, I shoved open—rooms, storage closets, offices, empty training chambers. My heartbeat hammered so hard it