Aria burst into her father's study like a wild storm. Sebastian Arden looked up from his papers, and his face went white as bone when he saw her torn dress and scared eyes.
"Aria! What happened?" She fell into the chair across from his desk, shaking so hard she could barely speak. "The Syndicate. They found us in the forest. Marcus told me to run." Sebastian's coffee cup crashed to the floor.
"Marcus said what exactly?" His voice was deadly quiet. "He said the cat is loose. Father, what does that mean?" Sebastian jumped up so fast his chair fell backward.
He grabbed her shoulders, his gentle hands now strong with fear. "Are you hurt? Did they touch you?" "No, but Marcus" "Listen carefully." His brown eyes burned into hers.
