I'm breathing to hard. No, no, no, no.
"Kate, it fits—he's been holding us back from bonding because he didn't want us to gain the power—that power you just used to get away from Aiden and Derek at the same time! He got so angry when I stepped around him like that. He was the one who got called when your dad showed up, even though it was some random location. He said the security guy just happened to know him? And he keeps disappearing. I thought he was gone with the elders. But now…" Chase swallows and rubs his face. "I can't believe I'm saying this, but he tried to get me killed."
I pull away from him. "How? Tell me what happened!"
