Chapter 262

“Alaric,” I finally said, my voice breaking through the silence. “I’m sorry. I thought I was doing this for your own good. I promised to take care of your family before I left, and I didn’t want to call you until I had something concrete to report.”

But Alaric wasn’t having any of it. His voice was bitter, full of resentment. “But you failed, didn’t you? My wife was taken. Her sister and grandmoth