My Own Undoing

PRIMUS VALERIUS'S POV

I didn’t bother knocking. I shoved Thane’s door open, my chest tight, pulse still hammering.

He shot up from his bed, eyes flashing red, voice edged. “What the hell are you doing? Barging into my room at this hour—”

“It’s Vesperia.” My voice cut through his anger, rougher than I meant. “Something’s gone wrong. And it’s trouble.”

The look on his face shifted instantly, his ir