Rising Heat

ROWAN’S POV

He waves the question away like it’s a fly buzzing near his ear, already bored with the detour.

“It doesn’t matter. What matters is this — if you genuinely don’t know where Trent is, then perhaps Vance will be more forthcoming. A trade worth the same value.” His eyes settle on me with a new calculation. “A mate for a mate.”

“Carter, I swear to you, I don’t—”

Carter snaps his fingers an