Chapter 63
SIXTY-THREE
FINCH
She was still down there. Ocean was about to be released, and for a moment, I felt a dizzying wave of relief from Laurel. But it was quickly replaced by horror.
I paced outside the door, running my fingers through my hair. Why hadn’t she read my messages? There was a spike of pain through the bond, and I growled in frustration, almost letting my aura out. She’d been caught.
That was the only explanation, and now she was facing the wrath of the Lucas pack. For my mistake. I couldn’t stop thinking about how I’d failed her.
Laurel, terrified, flinching away from me the first time I’d rounded on her.
How she hadn’t hesitated to soothe me the first night Ocean had fought, despite having no reason to.
How she’d helped Kaos.
The softness in her when she visited Ocean.
Her fear when the Lucas pack had proposed to her.
How she’d still gotten the data off Prince’s phone.
It doesn’t make sense.
Kaos was right. Laurel wasn’t our enemy. And I’d been too stubborn to admit that in time.
Because I’d dark bonded her.
And sent her right into the jaws of the beast.
I needed to get her out of there, now.