Chapter 706

For the next few seconds, only the faint sound from the other end of the call filled the silence.

Then—

A scream.

It cut through the line, sharp and distressing.

Jace rose to his feet immediately. The movement was too abrupt to be called calm. His chair scraped harshly against the floor as it shifted back.

“Was that Paige?” His voice was no longer flat.

For a fraction of a second, the control he h